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quadriceps

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ / /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

  1. A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.