quadriceps
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Franklin has been out since early May with a lingering quadriceps strain. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Notes: Nate Orf gets first call to big leagues; Brewers option reliever Aaron Wilkerson," 2 July 2018 McGee started after being listed as questionable with a bruised left quadriceps. — Raul Domniguez, chicagotribune.com, "Mourning Spurs aren't able to win one for Pop: 'It's not an easy day to be here'," 19 Apr. 2018 Back after missing the previous four games with a bruised left quadriceps, Ellington converted a pair of late 3-pointers to help the Heat move within one game of the 76ers for the No. — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Ellington, Wade step up late as Heat push past 76ers 108-99," 9 Mar. 2018 After battling a torn quadriceps throughout the first half of the season, Frazier came alive in the Tigers final seven games, recording 5 1/2 sacks as Missouri clinched bowl eligibility. — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, "'Scouts were shocked:' Mizzou's Marcell Frazier has strong pro day | The Kansas City Star," 23 Mar. 2018 An athlete that sustains a knee or kick to the front of the thigh usually has an injury known as a quadriceps muscle contusion. — Dr. Harlan Selesnick, miamiherald, "Thigh injury in basketball often needs rest, ice and a rehab program | Miami Herald," 12 Mar. 2018 Cabezas suffered a strained left quadriceps muscle during Saturday’s season opener. — Corey Roepken, Houston Chronicle, "Dynamo’s Juan David Cabezas expected to miss ‘a couple weeks’," 6 Mar. 2018 The Spurs decided to sideline their franchise player again to rehab further from a right quadriceps tendinopathy injury which caused him to miss the first 27 games of the season. — Jabari Young, San Antonio Express-News, "Kawhi Leonard back in San Antonio, could play in March," 26 Feb. 2018 Leonard is out again, this time with a quadriceps tendinopathy that has sidelined him for all but nine games this season. — Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, "Back in Oakland, Aldridge aims to just play ball," 9 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quadriceps.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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— called also quadriceps femoris, quadriceps muscle
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