English Explanatory Dictionary

quadriceps femoris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

Word forms

quadriceps femoris quadriceps femores

Etymology

Ellipsis of musculus quadriceps femoris.

Synonyms

quadriceps quads quadriceps of the thigh
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