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quadriceps femoris

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Noun1.quadriceps femoris - a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
extensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
thigh - the part of the leg between the hip and the knee


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The quadriceps femoris are aptly named because they comprise four muscles: rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis.
I am told the pressure on the quadriceps femoris reduces as you master the sport.
Pain and insufficient lower-limb muscle strength, particularly at the quadriceps femoris muscle group, may contribute to a patient's increased falling risk during level walking and stair-climbing [8-10].
 
 
 
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