biceps femoris

bi·ceps fem·o·ris

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Definitions of biceps femoris words

noun biceps femoris See under biceps. 1
noun plural biceps femoris either of two flexor muscles, one (biceps brachii) located in the front of the upper arm and assisting in bending the arm, and the other (biceps femoris) located on the back of the thigh and assisting in bending the leg. 1
noun biceps femoris (anatomy) The flexor of the knee, a two-headed muscle in the back of the upper leg. 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) femur

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