Quadriceps Definition

kwŏdrĭ-sĕps
noun
A muscle with four heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle at the front of the thigh, which extends the leg.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Quadriceps

  • Latin quattuor, four, + caput, head

    From Wiktionary

  • quadri– (bi)ceps

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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