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semimembranosus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊsəs

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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