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Define the word quadriceps

"Quadriceps" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Quadriceps \Quad"ri*ceps\, n. [NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput
   head.] (Anat.)
   The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into
   four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
   [1913 Webster]

"quadriceps" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

quadriceps
     n : a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn: quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad]