NOUN | body | quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad | a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg |
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Sounds | kwaa'drahseh.ps | |
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Rhymes | biceps ... triceps: 5 rhymes with ehps... |
Meaning | A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg. | |
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Synonyms | quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad | |
Part of | thigh | The part of the leg between the hip and the knee |
Broader | extensor muscle, extensor | A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
Spanish | cuádriceps | |
Catalan | quàdriceps |
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