rectus femorisn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛktəs ˈfɛm(ə)rɪs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛktəs ˈfɛmərəs/

Inflections: Plural recti femoris.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with another borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rectus, femoris.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectus (see rectus n.) + classical Latin femoris, genitive singular of femur femur n.

Anatomy and Zoology.

In humans: a long muscle of the thigh, originating from the ilium and acetabulum and inserting into the patellar tendon, forming part of the quadriceps femoris and serving to extend the leg. Also: a corresponding muscle in other vertebrates. More fully rectus femoris muscle.

ΚΠ

1694 W. Cowper Μυοτομια Reformata 200 Rectus Femoris. Is named from its streight Progress and Situation.

1775 J. Aitken Ess. & Cases Surg. 189 It is thought necessary to make use of pressure along the course of the rectus-femoris-muscle, with a view to obtain a temporary diminution of the contractile power.

1794 J. Pugh Treat. Sci. Muscular Action 41 Rectus Femoris. Extends the leg in a powerful manner by the intervention of the patella, like a pulley.

1834 Lancet 21 June 440/1 The glutei muscles, so large in the human body, the recti femoris, the gastrocnemei,..are less developed and less required in the quadrumana.

1845 Brit. & Foreign Med. Rev. 19 247 A case of rupture of the rectus femoris is given.

1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures vi. 157 Rarely, in boys, the anterior inferior spine of the ilium may be pulled off by a violent contraction of the rectus femoris muscle.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) ix. 297 Frequently grouped as the quadriceps femoris is a series of extensor muscles (rectus femoris from the ilium and the vasti from the femur) running to the head of the tibia; the insertion is by a stout tendon in which the patella of mammals is placed.

2003 Muscle & Fitness Jan. 31/1 Also active is..the rectus femoris, which runs the length of the thigh, crosses the hip joint, and has action at both the knee and hip.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rectus femoris
释义	rectus femorisn. Brit. /ˈrɛktəs ˈfɛm(ə)rɪs/, U.S. /ˈrɛktəs ˈfɛmərəs/ Inflections: Plural recti femoris. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with another borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rectus, femoris. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectus (see rectus n.) + classical Latin femoris, genitive singular of femur femur n. Anatomy and Zoology. In humans: a long muscle of the thigh, originating from the ilium and acetabulum and inserting into the patellar tendon, forming part of the quadriceps femoris and serving to extend the leg. Also: a corresponding muscle in other vertebrates. More fully rectus femoris muscle. ΚΠ 1694 W. Cowper Μυοτομια Reformata 200 Rectus Femoris. Is named from its streight Progress and Situation. 1775 J. Aitken Ess. & Cases Surg. 189 It is thought necessary to make use of pressure along the course of the rectus-femoris-muscle, with a view to obtain a temporary diminution of the contractile power. 1794 J. Pugh Treat. Sci. Muscular Action 41 Rectus Femoris. Extends the leg in a powerful manner by the intervention of the patella, like a pulley. 1834 Lancet 21 June 440/1 The glutei muscles, so large in the human body, the recti femoris, the gastrocnemei,..are less developed and less required in the quadrumana. 1845 Brit. & Foreign Med. Rev. 19 247 A case of rupture of the rectus femoris is given. 1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures vi. 157 Rarely, in boys, the anterior inferior spine of the ilium may be pulled off by a violent contraction of the rectus femoris muscle. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) ix. 297 Frequently grouped as the quadriceps femoris is a series of extensor muscles (rectus femoris from the ilium and the vasti from the femur) running to the head of the tibia; the insertion is by a stout tendon in which the patella of mammals is placed. 2003 Muscle & Fitness Jan. 31/1 Also active is..the rectus femoris, which runs the length of the thigh, crosses the hip joint, and has action at both the knee and hip. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
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