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vastus

/vas-tuhs/US // ˈvæs təs //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural vas·ti [vas-tahy]. /ˈvæs taɪ/. Anatomy.

    • : any of several muscles in the front part of the thigh constituting part of the quadriceps muscle, the action of which assists in extending the leg.

Examples

  • Ossification in the crureus or vastus lateralis muscle has been frequently observed as a result of a kick from a horse.

  • Nothing but the musculus vastus externus is so much as touched.

  • Vastus animus immoderata, incredibilia, nimis alta semper cupiebat.

  • In the dog and the cat the vastus externus is the most voluminous of the three portions which constitute the triceps muscle.

  • The two fasciculi then pass towards the knee, being in relation with the rectus and the vastus internus of the triceps.