Etymology

semimembranosus

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Today it means: 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). Full definition →

Latin sēmimembrānōsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsēmimembrānōsus
  2. English todaysemimembranosus

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

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