semimembranosus

English

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsəs

Noun

semimembranosus (plural semimembranosi)

1. (anatomy) 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).

Derived terms

• gastrocnemiosemimembranosus

 

Translations

The innermost muscle of the thigh

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: puolikalvoinen lihas
• German: Plattsehnenmuskel m
• Polish: mięsień półbłoniasty m
• Russian: по̀луперепо́нчатая мы́шца f (pòluperepónčataja mýšca)
• Swedish: semimembranosus c or n