Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe flexor in the upper arm.
Similar
bicepsbiceps cubiti
More synonyms by meaning
nouna muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
Similar
musculus biceps brachiibiceps humeri
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Ellipsis of Latin musculus biceps brachii (“two-headed muscle of the arm”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bíceps braquial
- bíceps braquialbiceps brachii
Chinese Mandarin 肱二頭肌 /肱二头肌
- 肱二頭肌 /肱二头肌 (gōng'èrtóujī)biceps brachii
Dutch armbuigspier, biceps
- armbuigspierbiceps brachii
- bicepsbiceps brachii
- elleboogbuigerbiceps brachii
Finnish hauis, haba
- hauisbiceps brachii
- hababiceps brachii
French muscle biceps brachial
- muscle biceps brachialbiceps brachii
German Musculus biceps brachii
- Musculus biceps brachiibiceps brachii
Hebrew קִבֹּרֶת
- קִבֹּרֶת (qibóret)biceps brachii
Hungarian kétfejű karizom, bicepsz
- kétfejű karizombiceps brachii
- bicepszbiceps brachii
Japanese 上腕二頭筋
- 上腕二頭筋 (jōwannitōkin)biceps brachii
Korean 상완이두근, 위팔두갈래근
- 상완이두근 (sang'wanidugeun)biceps brachii
- 위팔두갈래근 (wipaldugallaegeun)biceps brachii
Polish biceps, mięsień dwugłowy ramienia
- bicepsbiceps brachii
- mięsień dwugłowy ramieniabiceps brachii
Portuguese bíceps braquial
- bíceps braquialbiceps brachii
Russian двугла́вая мы́шца плеча́
- двугла́вая мы́шца плеча́ (dvuglávaja mýšca plečá)biceps brachii
Spanish bíceps braquial, ñeque
- bíceps braquialbiceps brachii
- ñequebiceps brachii
Swedish biceps brachii
- biceps brachiibiceps brachii
Turkish pazı, iki başlı üst kol kası
- pazıbiceps brachii
- iki başlı üst kol kasıbiceps brachii
Welsh cyhyryn deuben, bôn braich
- cyhyryn deubenbiceps brachii
- bôn braichbiceps brachii
Cite this entry
APA
biceps brachii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biceps%20brachii
MLA
“biceps brachii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biceps%20brachii. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biceps brachii,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biceps%20brachii.
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