quadriceps

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quadriceps

/ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ UK
/ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/ US

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

noun quadricepses · quadriceps

A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. Lanctot slipped the tourniquet around the other, just under his groin, and twisted it tight, clamping quadriceps and hamstring hard to bone.
Similar: quads

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noun a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

Español	cuádriceps
中文	四頭肌 /四头肌 sìtóujī, 股四頭肌 /股四头肌 gǔsìtóujī
Français	quadriceps
Italiano	quadricipite
Русский	квадрицепс kvadriceps, четырёхглавая мышца četyrjóxglavaja myšca

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@misc{quadriceps_2026,
  title = {quadriceps},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quadriceps},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}