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biceps

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bi·ceps  (bsps)
n. pl. biceps or bi·ceps·es (-spsz)
1. A muscle with two heads or points of origin.
2.
a. The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm. Also called biceps brachii.
b. The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint. Also called biceps femoris.

[From Latin, two-headed : bi-, two; see bi-1 + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
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biceps
left: biceps relaxed to extend forearm
right: biceps contracted to raise forearm

biceps
Noun
pl -ceps Anat a muscle with two origins, esp. the muscle that flexes the forearm [bi- + Latin caput head]

biceps  (bsps)
Either of two muscles, biceps brachii of the arm or biceps femoris of the leg, each with two points of origin. The biceps of the arm bends the elbow, while the biceps of the leg helps to bend the knee as part of the hamstring.
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ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bicepsbiceps - any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
femoral biceps, musculus biceps femoris - the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
biceps brachii, biceps humeri, musculus biceps brachii - a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
Translations
biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] nbíceps m

biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] nbiceps m

biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] nBizeps m

biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] nbicipite m

biceps
n pl biceps [ˈbaiseps]
the large muscles in the front of the upper arm The boxer has enormous biceps. biseps عَضَلَةٌ ذات رأسيْن бицепс biceps overarmsmuskel; biceps der Bizeps δικέφαλος μυς, ποντίκι (μτφ.) bíceps õlavarrelihased ماهیچۀ دو سر بازو hauikset biceps שְׁרִיר הַזרוֹע द्विशिरस्क, द्विशिर-पेशी biceps bicepsz otot lengan tvíhöfði bicipite 二頭筋 이두근 bicepsai bicepss biseps biceps biceps, overarmsmuskel bicepsy bíceps biceps бицепс biceps biceps biceps biceps กล้ามเนื้อด้านหน้าของแขนส่วนบน pazu 二頭肌 біцепс بازو کے اوپر والے حصے کا بڑا پٹھہ bắp tay


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When they could give no more an Honest Man came along and by a single small payment obtained a judgment and took the Piano home, where his daughter used it to develop her biceps muscles, becoming a famous pugiliste.
At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight.
He had gripped me by the biceps with his single hand, and when that grip tightened I wilted and shrieked aloud.
 
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