four-headed 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): quadriceps