quadriceps

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quadriceps.wav /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/

quadriceps quadricepses

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

quads

biceps triceps quadricep quadriceps femoris quadriceps tendon quadricepsplasty

quadricipital

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