superior gemellus muscle

[ jə-mĕl′əs ]

n.

A muscle with origin in the ischial spine and the lesser sciatic notch, with insertion to the tendon of the internal obturator muscle, with nerve supply from the sacral plexus, and whose action rotates the thigh laterally.

Words nearby superior gemellus muscle

superior court, superior dental plexus, superior epigastric vein, superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve, superior ganglion of vagus, superior gemellus muscle, superior general, superior gluteal nerve, superior gluteal vein, superior goods, superior intercostal vein