Main Entry: quad·ri·ceps

Pronunciation: \ˈkwä-drə-ˌseps\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural quadriceps also quadriceps·es

Etymology: New Latin quadricipit-, quadriceps, from quadri- + -cipit-, -ceps (as in bicipit-, biceps biceps)

Date: 1840

: the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts