gracilis

gracilis
/gras"euh lis/, n., pl. graciles /-leez'/. Anat.
a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
[1605-15; < NL; L: GRACILE]

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