Muscle of the medial aspect of the thigh which acts to adduct the thigh; the proximal portion acts to rotate the thigh medially and to flex it on the hip.
A muscle of the medial thigh originating on the ramus of the ischium and pubis and inserted in the linea aspera and adductor tubercle of the femur. It adducts the thigh (the anterior portion flexing the thigh, the posterior portion extending it) and is controlled by the sciatic and obturator nerves.