"vastus lateralis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vastus laterales [plural]
Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|vastus laterales|nolinkhead=1}} vastus lateralis (plural vastus laterales)
  1. (anatomy) The largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles. Situated on the outside of the front of the thigh. Wikipedia link: vastus lateralis Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: vastus externus [anatomy] Translations (muscle): vasto externo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vastus_lateralis-en-noun-66eUqGrN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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