Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A muscle of the back of the thigh whose tendon forms one of the inner hamstrings: usually called
semitendinosus .
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Examples
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_Exit_, immediately inside semi-tendinosus tendon at level of central popliteal crease.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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Internally, above the joint, by the semi-tendinosus, gracilis and sartorius; and below, by the inner head of the gastrocnemius.
An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital. 1863
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