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bi·ceps (seps′)

noun pl. biceps -·ceps′ or bicepses -·cepses′

  1. a muscle having two heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle in the front of the upper arm or the corresponding muscle at the back of the thigh
  2. loosely strength or muscular development, esp. of the arm

Etymology: ModL < L < bis, two + caput, head

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