Meanings
nountriceps brachii pl (plural only)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe triceps in the upper arm.
Similar
tricepstriceps extensor cubiti
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts
Similar
musculus triceps brachii
Broader
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Translations
Catalan tríceps braquial
- tríceps braquialthe triceps in the upper arm
Chinese Mandarin 肱三頭肌 /肱三头肌
- 肱三頭肌 /肱三头肌 (gōngsāntóujī)the triceps in the upper arm
Esperanto tricepso
- tricepsothe triceps in the upper arm
Finnish kolmipäinen olkalihas
- kolmipäinen olkalihasthe triceps in the upper arm
French triceps brachial
- triceps brachialthe triceps in the upper arm
German Trizeps
- Trizepsthe triceps in the upper arm
Hungarian háromfejű karizom, tricepsz
- háromfejű karizomthe triceps in the upper arm
- tricepszthe triceps in the upper arm
Spanish tríceps braquial, triceps brachii
- tríceps braquialthe triceps in the upper arm
- triceps brachiithe triceps in the upper arm
- triceps extensor cubitithe triceps in the upper arm
Welsh cyhyr triphen
- cyhyr triphenthe triceps in the upper arm
Cite this entry
APA
triceps brachii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triceps%20brachii
MLA
“triceps brachii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triceps%20brachii. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triceps brachii,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triceps%20brachii.
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