Quadriceps

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, the quadriceps extensor cruris of the thigh; the great muscle which extends the leg upon the thigh, considered as consisting of the rectus, cruræus, and vastus internus and externus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    extensor muscle    extensor   
    Cross Reference
    quadriceps suræ   
    Form
    quadricipital   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quads   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dibber    fasciculation    adductor    lats    vulvar   
     
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