What does "quadriceps" mean?
Quadriceps: The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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