semimembranosus

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noun

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).

OriginLatin sēmimembrānōsus →
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Meanings

nounsemimembranosus (plural semimembranosi)

plural semimembranosi

  1. anatomyA 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).

Origin

  1. Latinsēmimembrānōsus
  2. Englishsemimembranosus

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

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Translations

Finnish puolikalvoinen lihas
  • puolikalvoinen lihasThe innermost muscle of the thigh
German Plattsehnenmuskel
  • PlattsehnenmuskelThe innermost muscle of the thigh
Polish mięsień półbłoniasty
  • mięsień półbłoniastyThe innermost muscle of the thigh
Russian по̀луперепо́нчатая мы́шца
  • по̀луперепо́нчатая мы́шца (pòluperepónčataja mýšca)The innermost muscle of the thigh
Swedish semimembranosus
  • semimembranosusThe innermost muscle of the thigh

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semimembranosus

nebulosusbulbocavernosusbulbospongiosussemitendinosussinus venosus
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APA

semimembranosus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimembranosus

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“semimembranosus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semimembranosus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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