semimembranosus

English

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊsəs

Noun

semimembranosus (plural semimembranosi)

(anatomy) A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).

Derived terms

gastrocnemiosemimembranosus

Translations

The innermost muscle of the thigh

Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: puolikalvoinen lihas
German: Plattsehnenmuskel m
Polish: mięsień półbłoniasty m
Russian: по̀луперепо́нчатая мы́шца f (pòluperepónčataja mýšca)
Swedish: semimembranosus c or n

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