quadriceps femoris

noun

A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

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quadricepsquadsquadriceps of the thighmusculus quadriceps femorisquad
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Meanings

nounquadriceps femoris (plural quadriceps femores)

plural quadriceps femores

  1. anatomyA group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

    Synonyms: quadriceps, quads, quadriceps of the thigh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

Similar
quadricepsquadsquadriceps of the thigh

More synonyms by meaning

nouna muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

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quadricepsmusculus quadriceps femorisquad
Broader
extensor muscleextensor
Also see
quadquadriceps

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Ellipsis of (Latin) musculus quadriceps femoris.

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Translations

Finnish nelipäinen reisilihas
  • nelipäinen reisilihasmuscle
French quadriceps fémoral
  • quadriceps fémoralmuscle
Hungarian négyfejű combizom
  • négyfejű combizommuscle
Japanese 大腿四頭筋
  • 大腿四頭筋 (daitai shitōkin)muscle
Polish mięsień czworogłowy uda
  • mięsień czworogłowy udamuscle
Cite this entry
APA

quadriceps femoris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriceps%20femoris

MLA

“quadriceps femoris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriceps%20femoris. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadriceps femoris,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadriceps%20femoris.

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