QUADRICEPS FEMORIS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

Synonyms:

musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("quadriceps femoris" is a kind of...):

extensor; extensor muscle (a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)

Holonyms ("quadriceps femoris" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)

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