quadriceps

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quad·ri·ceps | \ ˈkwä-drə-ˌseps

plural quadriceps also quadricepses

Definition of quadriceps

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

Examples of quadriceps in a Sentence

He felt a pain in his right quadriceps.

Recent Examples on the Web The Cubs put outfielder Michael Hermosillo on the 10-day IL with a left quadriceps strain before Tuesday’s game. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022 Of course, knee pain and improper tracking has also been linked to muscle imbalance, and Parkinson advises that any long-term approach to knee pain incorporate resistance-training exercises to strengthen the glutes, hip abductors and quadriceps. — Outside Online, 4 June 2021 New York was without Julius Randle (right quadriceps) for a fourth straight game. — Noah Trister, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2022 Klinsmann was making his second start of the season in place of Jonathan Bond, who is out indefinitely with what the Galaxy are calling a low-grade quadriceps strain. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2021 These muscles, commonly called antigravity muscles, include the calf muscles, the quadriceps and the muscles of the back and neck. — Forbes, 23 May 2021 Historically, the go-to line of attack has been to strengthen the quadriceps, on the front of the thigh. — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2020 Yastrzemski, a day after experiencing tightness in his right quadriceps when running the bases, reported to work feeling better. — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022 Jones, who is dealing with quadriceps and Achilles injuries, was seen with a compression sleeve on his right leg on the Dolphins’ practice field on Thursday. — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2021 See More

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quadriceps

noun

quad·ri·ceps | \ ˈkwäd-rə-ˌseps

Medical Definition of quadriceps

: a large extensor muscle of the front of the thigh divided above into four parts which include the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis, and which unite in a single tendon to enclose the patella as a sesamoid bone at the knee and insert as the patellar tendon into the tuberosity of the tibia

— called also quadriceps femoris, quadriceps muscle