quadriceps extensor
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Quadriceps femoris muscle — Quads redirects here. For other uses, see Quad. Quadriceps femoris muscle Muscles of lower extremity. (Rectus femoris removed to reveal the vastus intermedius.) Latin … Wikipedia
Extensor digitorum longus muscle — The mucous sheaths of the tendons around the ankle. Lateral aspect. (Extensor dig. longus labeled at upper right.) Latin musculus extensor digitorum longus … Wikipedia
Quadriceps — Quad ri*ceps, n. [NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput head.] (Anat.) The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadriceps — Although the term quadriceps technically may refer to any four headed muscle, it usually refers to and is synonymous with the quadriceps muscle of the thigh, the large muscle that comes down the femur (the bone of the upper leg), goes over the… … Medical dictionary
extensor muscle — noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part • Syn: ↑extensor • Ant: ↑flexor (for: ↑extensor) • Derivationally related forms: ↑extend ( … Useful english dictionary
Extensor-digitorum-Reflex — Ein Eigenreflex ist ein Reflex, der einen Effekt in demselben Organ hervorruft, das zuvor gereizt worden ist. Paradigmatisch wird in der Neurophysiologie damit meist der Muskeleigenreflex gemeint, der ausgelöst durch eine Muskeldehnung über die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quadriceps femoris — noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg • Syn: ↑quadriceps, ↑musculus quadriceps femoris, ↑quad • Hypernyms: ↑extensor muscle, ↑extensor • Part Holonyms: ↑thigh … Useful english dictionary
quadriceps — noun (plural quadriceps; also quadricepses) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
quadriceps — noun A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. Syn: quads See Also: biceps, triceps … Wiktionary
quadriceps — kwÉ‘drɪseps / kwÉ’d n. large four part extensor muscle of the front of the thigh (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
