縫ほう工こう筋きん

noun

sartorius muscle

Anatomical term for the long, strap-like muscle running from the hip to the inner knee; named for its role in the cross-legged sitting posture of tailors.

• 縫ほう工こう筋きんは人じん体たいで最もっとも長ながい筋きん肉にくの一ひとつです。

  The sartorius muscle is one of the longest muscles in the human body.