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biceps
left: biceps relaxed to extend forearm
right: biceps contracted to raise forearm
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bi·ceps  (b  s ps ) KEY
NOUN:
pl. biceps or bi·ceps·es (-sps z) KEY
- A muscle with two heads or points of origin.
- The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm.
Also called
biceps brachii.
- The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint.
Also called
biceps femoris.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin, two-headed : bi-, two ; see bi-1 + caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots |
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