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quadriceps
noun
Examples of quadriceps in a Sentence
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Word History
New Latin quadricipit-, quadriceps, from quadri- + -cipit-, -ceps (as in bicipit-, biceps biceps)
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Quadriceps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadriceps. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
quadriceps
nouncalled also quadriceps femoris, quadriceps muscle
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