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quadriceps
(kwä′dri seps′)
noun
a muscle with four heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle at the front of the thigh, which extends the leg
Origin: ModL < quadri- + L -ceps < caput, the head
Related Forms:
- quadricipital adjective
See quadriceps in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
Origin:
Origin: quadri-
Origin: + (bi)ceps
.Related Forms:
- quadˌri·cipˈi·tal (-sĭpˈĭ-tl) adjective
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