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quadriceps
n.
large four-part extensor muscle of the front of the thigh (Anatomy)
Quadriceps femoris muscle
The
quadriceps femoris (
Latin for "four-headed
muscle of the
femur"), also called simply the
quadriceps,
quadriceps extensor, or
quads, is a large muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the
thigh. It is the great
extensor muscle of the knee, forming a large fleshy mass which covers the front and sides of the
femur.
quadriceps
Noun
1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
(synonym) quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
(hypernym) extensor muscle, extensor
(part-holonym) thigh
quadriceps
nm.
quadriceps, large four-part extensor muscle of the front of the thigh (Anatomy)
Quadriceps
(n.)
The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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