quadriceps

English - Turkish

Definition of quadriceps in English Turkish dictionary: dörtbaşlı kas; kuadriseps; anat; (Tıp) &Dörtbaşlı (kas)

English - English

Definition of quadriceps in English English dictionary: A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh; large muscles located at front of thigh; {i} large four-part extensor muscle of the front of the thigh (Anatomy); The large four-part muscle of the anterior thigh which functions to extend the leg; a large four-part muscle at the front of the thigh that facilitates leg extension; quadriceps the large muscle at the front of your thigh; a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg; The quadriceps is one of the great extensor muscles of the legs, running from the front of the thigh to the knee It acts to extend the leg and to flex the thigh; The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee; Refers to the muscles on the anterior portion of the thigh which extends the knee; A muscle with four heads The only group of quadriceps is located in the thigh
quadriceps tendon: In human anatomy, a tendon that connects the quadriceps femoris muscles to the superior aspects of the patella on the anterior of the thigh

quadriceps

Hyphenation

quad·ri·ceps

kwädrıseps

/ˈkwädrəˌseps/ /ˈkwɑːdrəˌsɛps/

() Latin quattuor, four, + caput, head

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