tensor fasciae latae (English, noun)
expansion: tensor fasciae latae (plural *tensores fasciarum latarum or tensor fasciae latae muscles)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band of the fascia lata about one third of the way down the thigh, and acts to flex and abduct the thigh.
Forms:
form: *tensores fasciarum latarum
tags: plural
form: tensor fasciae latae muscles
tags: plural
form: tensor fascia lata
tags: alternative
form: tensor fasciæ latæ
tags: alternative
form: tensor fasciæ latæ muscle
tags: alternative