- quad·ri·ceps
- /ˈkwɑːdrəˌsɛps/ noun, pl quadriceps [count]: a large muscle at the front of your upper leg
He felt a pain in his right quadriceps.
My quadriceps are sore.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quad·ri·ceps
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quad|ri|ceps — «KWOD ruh sehps», noun. the large muscle of the front of the thigh, which extends the leg, and has four heads or origins. ╂[< New Latin quadriceps < Latin quadri four + caput head] … Useful english dictionary
quad — quad·ded; quad·der; quad·dle; quad·ra; quad·ra·ge·nar·i·ous; quad·ra·ges·i·ma; quad·ra·ges·i·mal; quad·ra·ges·i·mo oc·ta·vo; quad·ran·gle; quad·ran·gled; quad·rans; quad·ra·ture; quad·ren·ni·al·ly; quad·ri·centennial; quad·ri·ceps;… … English syllables
ceps — bi·ceps; clav·i·ceps; cor·dy·ceps; for·ceps; for·ceps·like; jani·ceps; mul·ti·ceps; par·ti·ceps; pod·i·ceps; prin·ceps; quad·ri·ceps; tri·ceps; … English syllables
quadriceps — quad·ri·ceps … English syllables
quadriceps — quad•ri•ceps [[t]ˈkwɒd rəˌsɛps[/t]] n. pl. ceps•es [[t] ˌsɛp sɪz[/t]] ceps anat. a large, four part muscle at the front of the thigh that extends the leg or bends it at the hip joint • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL, =quadri quadri + ceps; see… … From formal English to slang
quadriceps — quad|ri|ceps [ˈkwɔdrıseps US ˈkwa: ] n plural quadriceps [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: quadr + ceps (as in biceps)] the large muscle at the front of your ↑thigh … Dictionary of contemporary English
quadriceps — quad|ri|ceps [ kwadrı,seps ] noun plural the large muscles on the front of your THIGHS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
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
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
