Look up: quadriceps

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   quadriceps
   [n] - a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
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   Quadriceps
   A muscle of the thigh that stabilises, supports and straightens the knee.
   Found on http://www.bpl.co.uk/public/glossary/glo
   
   
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   Quadriceps
   A group of muscles in the front of the thigh that straighten the knee.
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   Quadriceps
   Quadriceps: Although the term 'quadriceps' technically may refer to any four-headed muscle, it usually refers to and is synonymous with the quadriceps muscle of the thigh, the large muscle that comes down the femur (the bone of the upper leg), goes over the patella (the kneecap) and anchors into the top of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg). ...
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   quadriceps
   anterior thigh muscle Category: Medicine
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   Quadriceps
   Quad'ri·ceps noun [ New Latin , from Latin qyattuor four + caput head.] (Anat.) The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
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   quadriceps
   quadriceps femoris noun a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
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   quadriceps
   (kwod´rĭ-seps) having four heads; said of muscles. quadriceps setting exercise an isometric exercise to strengthen muscles needed for ambulation. The patient is instructed to contract the quadriceps muscle while at the same time elevating the heel and pushing the knee toward...
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   Quadriceps
   • (n.) The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
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    quadriceps
    Syn: four-headed muscle [L. fr. quadri- + caput, head]
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