BICIPITAL

bicipital

(adjective) having two heads or points of origin as a biceps

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bicipital (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a biceps.

(of a muscle) Having two heads or points of origin.

Source: Wiktionary


Bi*cip"i*tal, a. Etym: [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F. bicipital. See Biceps.]

1. (Anat.) (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle. (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows, the depressions on either side of the biceps of the arm.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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