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Triceps

//ˈtɹaɪ.sɛps// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any muscle having three heads.
  2. 2
    any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically, the triceps brachii.

    "Kickbacks work the triceps muscle at the back of your arm. Exercising these muscles helps eliminate arm jiggle."

Etymology

From Latin triceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

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