| rectus femoris n. A muscle with origin from the ilium and the acetabulum, with insertion into a tendon of the quadriceps muscle of the thigh. |
rectus femoris,
a fusiform muscle of the anterior thigh, one of the four parts of the quadriceps femoris. With the quadriceps group it functions to extend the lower leg. Compare vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis. See also quadriceps femoris.
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Rectus femoris
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