Etymology

quadriceps

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Today it means: A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. Full definition →

Latin quadriceps
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromquadriceps
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Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

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