quadriceps

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Pronunciation

/ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ (UK)

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/ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ (UK) · /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/ (US)

Definition of quadriceps

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

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Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

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