Meanings
nounquadricep (plural quadriceps)
plural quadriceps
- quadriceps
The quadricep is a group of four muscles that extend or straighten your knee.
2000, Jennifer Rhodes, Joan E. Edelstein, Peak Performance Fitness, →ISBN, page 37
Origin
Back-formation from quadriceps.
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APA
quadricep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricep
MLA
“quadricep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadricep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricep.
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