'Quadriceps' definitions:

Definition of 'quadriceps'

(from WordNet)
noun
A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad]

Definition of 'Quadriceps'

From: GCIDE
  • Quadriceps \Quad"ri*ceps\, n. [NL., fr. L. 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. [1913 Webster]

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