QUADRICEPS

quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad

(noun) a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quadriceps (plural quadricepses or quadriceps)

(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

Synonyms

• quads

Source: Wiktionary


Quad"ri*ceps, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput head.] (Anat.)

Definition: The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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