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quadriceps femoris
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | quadriceps femoris - a muscle of the thigh that extends the legmusculus quadriceps femoris, quadriceps, quadextensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body partthigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee |
quadriceps femoris
quadriceps femoris[′kwä·drə‚seps ′fem·ə·rəs] (anatomy) The large extensor muscle of the thigh, combining the rectus femoris and vastus muscles. quadriceps femoris
quadriceps femorisA large muscle on the anterior surface of the thigh composed of the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius muscles. These muscles are inserted by a common tendon on the tuberosity of the tibia. The quadriceps femoris is an extensor of the leg. quadriceps femoris
Synonyms for quadriceps femorisnoun a muscle of the thigh that extends the legSynonyms- musculus quadriceps femoris
- quadriceps
- quad
Related Words- extensor
- extensor muscle
- thigh
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