NCIt definition : A muscle located in the medial compartment of the thigh that adducts and medially
rotates the thigh. It originates on the external surface of the pubis body and inserts
into the middle third of the linea aspera. It is innervated by the obturator nerve
and branches of the sciatica nerve and supplied by the obturator and medial circumflex
femoral arteries.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A muscle in the thigh, in general extending from the external surface of the
body of pubis to the middle third of the linea aspera; primary function is to adduct
and medially rotate the thigh.;