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bi⋅ceps

  [bahy-seps]
–noun, plural -ceps⋅es  [-sep-siz] , -ceps. Anatomy.
either of two flexor muscles, one (biceps brachii) located in the front of the upper arm and assisting in bending the arm, and the other (biceps femoris) located on the back of the thigh and assisting in bending the leg.
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Origin:
1625–35; < L: two-headed, having two parts, equiv. to bi- bi- 1 + -ceps (s. -cipit-), comb. form of caput head

bi⋅cep

  [bahy-sep]
–noun
a biceps muscle, esp. the one at the front of the upper arm.
Origin:
1955–60; back formation fr. biceps
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bi·ceps   (bī'sěps')   


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n.   pl. biceps or bi·ceps·es (-sěp'sĭz)

  1. A muscle with two heads or points of origin.

    1. The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm. Also called biceps brachii.

    2. The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint. Also called biceps femoris.


[From Latin, two-headed : bi-, two; see bi-1 + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

biceps 
1634, from L. biceps "having two parts," lit. "two-headed," from bis "double" + -ceps comb. form of caput "head" (see head). Despite the -s it is singular, and there is no such word as bicep.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bi·ceps
Pronunciation: 'bI-"seps
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural biceps also bi·ceps·es
: a muscle having two heads: as a : the large flexor muscle of the front of the upper arm b : the large flexor muscle of the back of the upper leg
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biceps bi·ceps (bī'sěps')
n. pl. biceps or bi·ceps·es (-sěp'sĭz)

  1. A muscle with two heads or points of origin.

  2. The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm.

  3. The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint.

bi·cip'i·tal (-sĭp'ĭ-tl) adj.

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biceps   (bī'sěps')  Pronunciation Key 


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Either of two muscles, biceps brachii of the arm or biceps femoris of the leg, each with two points of origin. The biceps of the arm bends the elbow, while the biceps of the leg helps to bend the knee as part of the hamstring.
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