Dictionary

quadriceps en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɑːd.ɹəˌsɛps/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

quadricipital

Relateds

triceps · quadriceps femoris · quadricepsplasty · quadriceps tendon · biceps · quadricep

Synonyms

quads

Translations (13)

fr quadriceps (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · cmn 股四頭肌 /股四头肌 (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · ru четырёхглавая мышца (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · az çanaq-budun dördbaşlı əzələsi (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · az budun dördbaşlı əzələsi (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · cmn 四頭肌 /四头肌 (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · es cuádriceps (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · ru квадрицепс (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · fi nelipäinen reisilihas (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · mi uawhā (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · it quadricipite (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · az kvadriseps (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.) · bg четириглав мускул (a muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.)