English Explanatory Dictionary

semimembranosus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).

Word forms

semimembranosus semimembranosi

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

Derived words

gastrocnemiosemimembranosus
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