quadricipital


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quad·ri·ceps

 (kwŏd′rĭ-sĕps′)
n.
The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
[quadri- + (bi)ceps.]
quad′ri·cip′i·tal (-sĭp′ĭ-tl) adj.
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