The quadriceps is made up of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius and the vastus lateralis.
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Quadriceps
//ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps//
Synonyms for "quadriceps" (5 found)
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10 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- четириглав мускул noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 四頭肌 /四头肌 noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
- 股四頭肌 /股四头肌 noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Finnish
1 entries- nelipäinen reisilihas noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
French
1 entries- quadriceps noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Italian
1 entries- quadricipite noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Māori
1 entries- uawhā noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Russian
2 entries- квадрицепс noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
- четырёхглавая мышца noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Spanish
1 entries- cuádriceps noun (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)
Sample sentences
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One of her choice parlor tricks was to crack walnuts with her quadriceps, to the amazement of even the most seasoned bodybuilders.
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Clovis, the constantly jumping wino, has prominent quadriceps and fantastic glutes.
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Williams is expected to miss six to eight weeks after an operation Friday to repair a partial tear of the quadriceps tendon in her left knee.
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