quadriceps

Meaning

A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

Synonyms

quadriceps femoris

quad

musculus quadriceps femoris

musculus quadriceps

quadricep

Translations

quàdriceps

quadriceps

cuadríceps

quadricipite

Quadriceps

Schenkelstrecker

τετρακέφαλος μηριαίος μυς

cuádriceps

عضلات الفخذ

dörtbaşlı kas

Quadrizeps

-e

Musculus quad.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwɒd.ɹɪ.sɛps/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).