vastus medialis

vastus medialis
vastus me·di·a·lis -.mēd-ē-'ā-ləs, -'al-əs n the division of the quadriceps muscle that covers the inner anterior aspect of the femur, arises chiefly from the femur and the adjacent intermuscular septum, inserts into the inner border of the patella and into the tendon of the other divisions of the muscle, sends also a tendinous expansion to the capsule of the knee joint, and is closely and in the upper part often inseparably united with the vastus intermedius called also vastus internus

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  • vastus medialis — ˌsmēdēˈalə̇s, ˈāl , ˈäl noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, great medial (muscle) : a division of the quadriceps muscle covering the inner anterior aspect of the femur, arising chiefly from that bone and the adjacent intermuscular septum,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • M. vastus medialis — Musculus vastus medialis vordere Oberschenkelmuskulatur Ursprung Innenfläche des Femur, distaler Teil der Linea intertrochanterica Ansatz Außen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Vastus intermedius muscle — Muscles of lower extremity Gray s subject #128 471 …   Wikipedia

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  • vastus — Great. See v. intermedius (muscle), v. lateralis (muscle), v. medialis (muscle). [L.] * * * n. any of three muscles (vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and v …   Medical dictionary

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