vastus lateralis

vastus lateralis
\\-ˌslad.əˈralə̇s, -rāl-, -räl-\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, great lateral (muscle)
: a division of the quadriceps muscle covering the outer anterior aspect of the femur, arising chiefly from that bone and inserted into the outer border of the patella by a flat tendon which blends with that of the other divisions of the muscle and sends an expansion to the knee capsule

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