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semitendinosus

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 fusiform muscle (one of the hamstrings) in the back of the thigh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: puolijänteinen lihas — muscle in the thigh
  • German: Halbsehnenmuskel — muscle in the thigh
  • Greek: ημιτενοντώδης μυς (imitenontódis mys) — muscle in the thigh
  • Latin: mūsculus sēmitendinōsus — muscle in the thigh
  • Polish: mięsień półścięgnisty — muscle in the thigh
  • Russian: по̀лусухожи́льная мы́шца (pòlusuxožílʹnaja mýšca) — muscle in the thigh
  • Spanish: (músculo) semitendinoso — muscle in the thigh
  • Swedish: semitendinosus — muscle in the thigh