Adductor Magnus
Key Facts
Abbreviation
AM
Pronunciation
/əˈdʌktər ˈmæɡnəs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine
Examples in Context
- The back-leg adductor magnus extends the thigh bone and helps stabilize the foot on the floor.
- Objective : To provide anatomical data for transplanting adductor magnus flap and repairing sphincter ani external.
- Transplantation of Vascularized Adductor Magnus(AM) Tendon for the Repair of Achilles Tendon Defect
- Methods Based on morphologic observation and blood supply of the adductor magnus tendon on 42 adult cadaverous lower limp specimens, free adductor magnus tendon transfer anastomosing the descending genicular vessel were designed for 10 clinical cases in the repair of Achilles tendon defect.
- At standard anatomic attitude, the iliopsoas, pectineus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, lower part of adductor magnus have the function of inside-revolve to hip joint and gracilis has outside-revolve function.
Other meanings of AM
Morning
Medical
Ante Meridiem
Intl
Ante Meridian
Regional
Ante Meridiem (before noon)
Academic
Before Noon
Medical
Ave Maria
Community
Atletico Madrid
Sports
Applied Mathematics
Academic
Amos
Community