quadriceps femoris

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of musculus quadriceps femoris.

Noun

quadriceps femoris (plural quadriceps femores)

1. (anatomy) A group of four thigh muscles, including the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis muscles.

   Synonyms: quadriceps, quads, quadriceps of the thigh

Translations

muscle

• Finnish: nelipäinen reisilihas (fi)
• French: quadriceps fémoral m
• Hungarian: négyfejű combizom (hu)
• Japanese: 大腿四頭筋 (ja) (daitai shitōkin)
• Polish: mięsień czworogłowy uda m