Quadriceps is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for QUADRICEPS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee
• the large muscle at the front of the thigh, which is divided into four distinct portions and acts to extend the leg
• The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
• a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts

Words related to QUADRICEPS

quadricepses26 quadricipital27

Words that contain QUADRICEPS

quadricepses26

How to use QUADRICEPS in a sentence

• While the leg is supporting weight the stifle joint is fixed in position mainly by the quadriceps femoris group of muscles which are attached to the patella.
• Tension on the straight ligaments below and contraction of the quadriceps above usually cause insuperable difficulty in the handling of this type of fracture in the horse.
• As the disease progresses, atrophy of the quadriceps femoris muscles becomes pronounced and as destructive changes involving the articular cartilages take place.
• It pouches upward under the quadriceps femoris for a distance of two or three inches, a pad of fat separating the capsule from the muscle.

Similar words containing QUADRICEP without suffix s

quadricep23 quadricepses26

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