QUADRICEPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quadriceps mean? 

• QUADRICEPS (noun)
  The noun QUADRICEPS has 1 sense:

1. a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

  Familiarity information: QUADRICEPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUADRICEPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris

Hypernyms ("quadriceps" is a kind of...):

extensor; extensor muscle (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)

Holonyms ("quadriceps" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

 Context examples 

The largest muscle in the quadriceps femoris that is responsible for extending and stabilizing the knee located on the left side of the body.

(Left Vastus Lateralis, NCI Thesaurus)