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quadriceps
quad·ri·ceps Q0008400 (kwŏd′rĭ-sĕps′)n. The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
[quadri- + (bi)ceps.]
quad′ri·cip′i·tal (-sĭp′ĭ-tl) adj.quadriceps (ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛps) n, pl -cepses (-ˌsɛpsɪz) or -ceps (Anatomy) anatomy a large four-part muscle of the front of the thigh, which extends the leg. Often shortened to: quads [C19: New Latin, from quadri- + -ceps as in biceps] quadricipital adjquad•ri•ceps (ˈkwɒd rəˌsɛps)
n., pl. -ceps•es (-ˌsɛp sɪz) -ceps. a large, four-part muscle at the front of the thigh that extends the leg or bends it at the hip joint. [1830–40; < New Latin, =quadri- quadri- + -ceps; see biceps] quad`ri•cip′i•tal (-ˈsɪp ɪ tl) adj. quad·ri·ceps (kwŏd′rĭ-sĕps′) The large, four-part muscle at the front of the thigh that acts to extend the leg.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | quadriceps - a muscle of the thigh that extends the legmusculus quadriceps femoris, quadriceps femoris, quadextensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body partthigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee |
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quadriceps
quadriceps[′kwä·drə‚seps] (anatomy) Four-headed, as a muscle. quadriceps
quadriceps [kwod´rĭ-seps] having four heads; see table at muscle.four-headed muscle [TA] having four heads; denoting a muscle of the thigh, quadriceps femoris muscle, and-uncommonly-one of the calf, quadriceps surae muscle, or the combined gastrocnemius (with two heads), soleus, and plantaris, more commonly called triceps surae muscle, the plantaris being counted as a separate muscle. Synonym(s): quadricepsquadriceps (kwŏd′rĭ-sĕps′)n. The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
quad′ri·cip′i·tal (-sĭp′ĭ-tl) adj.quad·ri·ceps, pl. quadricepses (kwahd'ri-seps, -ěz) Having four heads; denoting a muscle of the thigh, quadriceps femoris muscle, and one of the calf, quadriceps surae muscle, or the combined gastrocnemius (with two heads), soleus, and plantaris, more commonly called triceps surae muscle, the plantaris being counted as a separate muscle. [L. fr. quadri- + caput, head]Quadriceps, hip flexors, hamstringsMajor muscles in the thigh area which affect knee mechanics.Mentioned in: Chondromalacia Patellaequadriceps
Related to quadriceps: quadriceps exercises, hamstringsSynonyms for quadricepsnoun a muscle of the thigh that extends the legSynonyms- musculus quadriceps femoris
- quadriceps femoris
- quad
Related Words- extensor
- extensor muscle
- thigh
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