Meanings
sartorius1
plural sartorii
- anatomyA long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.
Sartorius2
- A surname.
Jacob Sartorius, American social media personality (born 2002)
1 more example
George Sartorius, Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1790–1885)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
sartorius · noun
From Latin sartor (“tailor, mender”) + -ius. The connection with this occupation follows from the fact that tailors typically worked in a seated position with fabric spread out in their lap, resting the ankle of one lower leg on the opposite knee for support. The sartorius muscle is important to maintaining this posture.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian шивашки мускул
- шивашки мускул (šivaški muskul)anatomy: a muscle
Catalan sartori
- sartorianatomy: a muscle
Finnish räätälinlihas
- räätälinlihasanatomy: a muscle
German Schneidermuskel
- Schneidermuskelanatomy: a muscle
Hungarian szabóizom
- szabóizomanatomy: a muscle
Icelandic klæðskeravöðvi, skraddaravöðvi
- klæðskeravöðvianatomy: a muscle
- skraddaravöðvianatomy: a muscle
Italian sartorio
- sartorioanatomy: a muscle
Māori ua tūturi
- ua tūturianatomy: a muscle
Polish mięsień krawiecki
- mięsień krawieckianatomy: a muscle
Portuguese sartório
- sartórioanatomy: a muscle
Russian портня́жная мы́шца
- портня́жная мы́шца (portnjážnaja mýšca)anatomy: a muscle
Spanish sartorio
- sartorioanatomy: a muscle
Swedish skräddarmuskel
- skräddarmuskelanatomy: a muscle
Turkish terzi kası
- terzi kasıanatomy: a muscle
Cite this entry
sartorius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sartorius
“sartorius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sartorius. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sartorius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sartorius.
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