Quadriceps

/ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/ noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
  2. 2
    a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg wordnet

Synonyms

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femoris quadricepsfour headed thigh muscleknee extensor complexknee extensor groupknee extensor musclesmusculus quadriceps femoris

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"The quadriceps is made up of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius and the vastus lateralis."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

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