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triceps
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triceps
(tri´seps) a muscle having three heads. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Triceps
• (n.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/triceps/
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triceps
triceps 1. Three-headed; specifically, of a muscle having three heads or points of origin. 2. A triceps muscle; specifically, that of the thigh and of the upper arm. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2740/3
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triceps
Biceps and triceps muscles. Left: biceps contracted. Right: triceps contracted Any muscle that has three points of origin. Most commonly 'triceps' refers to the triceps brachii muscle – a large extensor along the back of the upper arm in humans. It originates just below the socket of the ... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/T/triceps.html
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triceps
triceps, any muscle having three heads, or points of attachment, but especially the triceps brachii at the back of the upper arm. One head originates on the shoulder blade and two on the upper-arm bone, or humerus. Uniting part of the way down the arm, the heads swell into the belly, or muscle prope... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0849399.html
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Triceps
The triceps brachii (three-headed muscle) lies at the upper portion of the inside of the arm. It is the main extensor of the arm and is made up of three teardrop shaped heads: the long head, the lateral head, and the medial head. When working with other nearby muscles it can also move the shoulder, ... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ET.HTM
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triceps
Type: Term Pronunciation: trī′seps Definitions: 1. Three-headed; denoting especially two muscles: triceps brachii and triceps surae. See: muscle Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=93725
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triceps
Muscle in the upper arm that causes the arm to straighten at the elbow (extend). To bend the arm its antagonistic muscle – the biceps – has to contract. The bending of the arm in this movement occurs at the elbow joint Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0097314.html
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triceps
Latin tres = 3, and caput = head; hence a 3-headed muscle. Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?
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triceps
1) Arm muscle 2) Arm muscles 3) Extensor muscle 4) Humerus cover 5) Muscle having three origins 6) Push-ups exercise them 7) Skeletal muscle 8) Striated muscle 9) Upper-arm muscle Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/triceps/1
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