quadriceps femoris

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quadriceps femoris

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Ellipsis of (Latin) musculus quadriceps femoris.

noun quadriceps femores

A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.
Similar: quadriceps, quads, quadriceps of the thigh

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noun muscle

日本語	大腿四頭筋 daitai shitōkin
Français	quadriceps fémoral

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@misc{quadriceps_femoris_2026,
  title = {quadriceps femoris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quadriceps%20femoris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}