biceps (redirected from biceps tendon ossification)

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.]

biceps left: biceps relaxed to extend forearm right: biceps contracted to raise forearm

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biceps

Noun

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

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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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Thesaurus

Noun

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biceps - 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] n → bíceps m

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biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] n → biceps m

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biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] n → Bizeps m

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biceps [ˈbaɪsɛps] n → bicipite m

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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 二头肌