tensor fasciae latae

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band of the fascia lata about one third of the way down the thigh, and acts to flex and abduct the thigh.

/ˈtɛn.sɚ ˌfæʃ.iˌi ˈleɪ.ti/

tensor fasciae latae *tensores fasciarum latarum tensor fasciae latae muscles tensor fascia lata tensor fasciæ latæ tensor fasciæ latæ muscle

Borrowed from New Latin tensor fasciae lātae (“tensor of the broad bandage”).

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