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musculus semimembranosus (medicine) and bound(6) (iou)


musculus semimembranosus (medicine)


musculus semimembranosus -->
semimembranosus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, tuberosity of ischium; insertion, medial condyle of tibia and by membrane to tibial collateral ligament of knee joint, popliteal fascia, and via its reflected tendon of insertion (oblique popiteal ligament) lateral condyle of femur; action, flexes knee and rotates leg medially when knee is flexed; and contributes to the stability of extended knee by making capsule of knee joint tense; nerve supply, tibial.

Synonym: musculus semimembranosus.


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bound verb2. L16.
[Old & mod. French bondir resound, (later) rebound, from Proto-Romance var. of late Latin bombitare var. of bombilare: see BOMBILATE.]
verb intrans. Spring, leap; advance lightly and buoyantly. L16.
verb intrans. Recoil, rebound; bounce. L16.
verb trans. Cause (a horse) to leap. Only in L16.
bounding verbal noun2 (a) the action of the verb; (b) a leap, a bound: E17.