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quadriceps

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quadriceps /quad·ri·ceps/ (kwod´rĭ-seps) having four heads.
quad·ri·ceps (kwdr-sps)
n.
The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
adj.
Having four heads, said of certain muscles.

Quadriceps, hip flexors, hamstrings
Major muscles in the thigh area which affect knee mechanics.

quadriceps [kwod´rĭ-seps]
having four heads; see table at muscle.

quadriceps
having four heads; refers to quadriceps muscle. See also Table 13.

quadriceps reflex
see patellar reflex.


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A recent paper in the British Medical Journal suggests that, in overweight adults, a simple, home-based programme of quadriceps strengthening can significantly reduce knee pain and increase function.
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