Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semimembranosus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semimem-bra-nosus
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).

Etymology

From Latin sēmimembrānōsus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sēmimembrānōsus

Inflected Forms

semimembranosi (plural)

Derived Forms

gastrocnemiosemimembranosus

Rhymes With

sinus venosus nebulosus semitendinosus bulbospongiosus bulbocavernosus

Questions

What does semimembranosus mean?: A muscle in the back of the thigh; the most medial of the three hamstring muscles (meaning it is more to the inner of the thighs, not between the two others in one leg, which is the semitendinosus).
Where does semimembranosus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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