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quad⋅ri⋅ceps

[kwod-ruh-seps]
–noun, plural -ceps⋅es [-sep-siz] , -ceps. Anatomy.
a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL, equiv. to quadri- quadri- + -ceps; see biceps


quad⋅ri⋅cip⋅i⋅tal [kwod-ruh-sip-i-tl] , adjective
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quad·ri·ceps   (kwŏd'rĭ-sěps')   
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.
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Main Entry: quad·ri·ceps
Pronunciation: 'kwäd-r&-"seps
Function: noun
: a large extensor muscle of the front of the thigh dividedabove into four parts which include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis, and which unite in a single tendon to enclose the patella as a sesamoid bone at theknee and insert as the patellar ligament into the tuberosity of the tibia called also quadriceps femoris, quadriceps muscle
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quadriceps quad·ri·ceps (kwŏd'rĭ-sěps')
n.
The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh. adj.
Having four heads, said of certain muscles.

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