Definitions for quadricepsˈkwɒd rəˌsɛps; -ˌsɛp sɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quad•ri•cepsˈkwɒd rəˌsɛps; -ˌsɛp sɪz(n.)(pl.)-ceps•es; -ceps.
a large, four-part muscle at the front of the thigh that extends the leg or bends it at the hip joint.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of quadriceps:
1830–40; < NL, =quadri-quadri - +-ceps; see biceps
quad`ri•cip′i•tal-ˈsɪp ɪ tl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad(noun)
a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Wiktionary
quadriceps(Noun)
A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
Origin: quattuor, four, + caput, head
Webster Dictionary
Quadriceps(noun)
the great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee
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