quadriceps
n. US //ˈkwɑdɹəˌsɛps// UK //kwˈɒdɹaɪsəps// quadri·ceps
Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).
Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).
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