noun
quadriceps
Quadriceps (noun) means a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
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A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).
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"quadriceps" (noun) means a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.