| 释义 |
quad·ri·ceps
\ˈkwädrəˌseps\ noun
also quadriceps extensor or quadriceps fem·o·ris \-ˈfemərə̇s\
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin quadricipit-, quadriceps, from quadri- + -cipit-, -ceps (as in bicipit-, biceps biceps)
: the great extensor muscle of the front of the thigh divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon to enclose the patella as a sesamoid bone at the knee and insert as the patellar ligament into the tuberosity of the tibia |