NOUN | body | biceps | any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) |
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Sounds | bay'seh.ps | |
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Rhymes | forceps ... triceps: 5 rhymes with ehps... |
Meaning | Any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm). | |
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Narrower | biceps brachii, musculus biceps brachii, biceps humeri | A muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm |
musculus biceps femoris, femoral biceps | The biceps muscle of the thigh | |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
Spanish | bíceps | |
Catalan | bíceps, múscul bíceps braquial | |
Adjectives | bicipital | having two heads or points of origin as a biceps |
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