quadriceps
pronunciation
How to pronounce quadriceps in British English:
UK [ˈkwɒdrɪseps]
How to pronounce quadriceps in American English:
US [ˈkwɑdrɪseps]
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- Noun:
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Word Origin
- quadriceps (n.)
- 1840, see quadricep.
Example
- 1. A shorter step will place greater emphasis on the quadriceps muscles .
- 2. Weigh on the 1st day of the 8th week , postanesthetic , the broken marrow is put to death , take out the heart , liver , brain , kidney and musculus quadriceps femoris and put and clean the blood in icing the physiological saline immediately , blot with the filter paper , weigh .