"quadriceps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ [UK], /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/ [US] Forms: quadricepses [plural], quadriceps [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quadriceps}} Latin quadriceps, {{affix|la|quadri-|-ceps|nocat=1}} quadri- + -ceps, {{m|la|quattuor||four}} quattuor (“four”), {{m|la|caput||head}} caput (“head”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|quadriceps}} quadriceps (plural quadricepses or quadriceps)
  1. (anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. Wikipedia link: quadriceps Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: quads Derived forms: quadricipital Related terms: biceps, triceps, quadricep, quadriceps femoris, quadriceps tendon, quadricepsplasty Translations (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.): четириглав мускул (četiriglav muskul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 四頭肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 四头肌 (sìtóujī) (Chinese Mandarin), 股四頭肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 股四头肌 (gǔsìtóujī) (Chinese Mandarin), nelipäinen reisilihas (Finnish), quadriceps [masculine] (French), quadricipite [masculine] (Italian), uawhā (Maori), квадрицепс (kvadriceps) (Russian), четырёхглавая мышца (četyrjóxglavaja myšca) (Russian)

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