Definitions for quadriceps muscle

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  1. Quadriceps Muscle

    The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis.


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