quadriceps
nounUK /ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ · US /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
- Lanctot slipped the tourniquet around the other, just under his groin, and twisted it tight, clamping quadriceps and hamstring hard to bone.2021 October 20, C. J. Chivers, “Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2022:
- Synonyms
- quads
- Derived terms
- quadricipital
- Related terms
- biceps, triceps, quadricep, quadriceps femoris, quadriceps tendon, quadricepsplasty