1) Arm extensor 2) Arm muscle 3) Arm muscles 4) Arm straightener 5) Bench press beneficiary 6) Dips work them 7) Elbow straightener 8) Extensor muscle 9) Forearm extender 10) Forearm muscle 11) Forearm-extending muscle 12) Humerus cover 13) Muscle having three origins 14) Muscle of the upper arm 15) Muscle used in bench-pressing
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• (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.
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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 ...
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Muscle of the back of the upper arm, primarily responsible for extending the elbow.
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the muscles on the back of the upper arms that straighten your elbows and allow you to push your arms forward. You use them when you're fly-fishing or pushing a running stroller.
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(tri´seps) a muscle having three heads.
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Three-headed.
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(muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: three-headed muscle
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(muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: triceps surae (muscle)
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(muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: triceps coxae (muscle)
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trī′seps Definitions: 1. Three-headed; denoting especially two muscles: triceps brachii and triceps surae. See: muscle
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Triceps: The triceps muscle extends (straightens) the elbow. Its full name is the triceps brachii. It can be felt as the tense muscle in the back of the upper arm while doing push-ups. Its full name is the triceps brachii. The triceps has three heads, or origins. 'Triceps' is Latin for three-headed and is derived from 'tri', three + 'caput', head.
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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, since its upper ends are attached to the scapula. ...
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n] - any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
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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.
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tris, three; caput, head.
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noun any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
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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
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Latin tres = 3, and caput = head; hence a 3-headed muscle.
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