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The manubrium of the sternum is named after the Latin word for "handle". The body of the sternum (sometimes called the gladiolus) and the xiphoid process are derived from Latin and Greek words for "sword", respectively.

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Staying in the hip with the origin of the word "obturator"! Obturator is derived from the Latin "obturo" meaning "to stop or block up", like the way the obturator membrane closes the obturator foramen in the pelvis.

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Happy Thursday! The term "hyoid" is derived from the Greek "huoeidēs", meaning shaped like the letter upsilon (υ). Can you name any other anatomical structures that are named for Greek letters?

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Beatrix Potter's Tailor of Gloucester "sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark."

The sartorius muscle (Latin "sartor" = tailor) allows tailors to sit in this cross-legged position as they sew.

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