Quadriceps — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɑːdɹaɪsˌɛps/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɒdɹaɪsˌɛps/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɒdɹaɪsˌɛps/

3 syllables Say it as /kwˈɑːdɹaɪsˌɛps/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

musculus quadriceps femoris quad quadriceps femoris

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Quadrizeps

ein Muskel des Oberschenkels, der das Bein streckt

🇪🇸Spanish

cuadríceps

un músculo del muslo que extiende la pierna

🇮🇹Italian

quadricipiti

un muscolo della coscia che estende la gamba

🇵🇹Portuguese

quadríceps

um músculo da coxa que estende a perna

🇷🇺Russian

четырехглавая мышца

мышца бедра, разгибающая ногу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चतुशिरस्क

जांघ की एक मांसपेशी जो पैर को फैलाती है

🇮🇳Tamil

குவாட்ரைசெப்ஸ்

கால் நீட்டிய தொடையின் தசை

🇮🇳Telugu

చతుర్భుజం

కాలును విస్తరించే తొడ యొక్క కండరం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्वाड्रिसेप्स

मांडीचा एक स्नायू जो पाय वाढवतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્વાડ્રિસેપ્સ

જાંઘનો એક સ્નાયુ જે પગને લંબાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಗಳು

ಲೆಗ್ ಅನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ತೊಡೆಯ ಸ್ನಾಯು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചതുർഭുജങ്ങൾ

കാൽ നീട്ടുന്ന തുടയുടെ ഒരു പേശി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

股四头肌

大腿上延伸腿部的肌肉

🇯🇵Japanese

大腿四頭筋

脚を伸ばす大腿の筋肉

🇰🇷Korean

대퇴사두근

다리를 펴는 허벅지 근육

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ tứ đầu

một cơ đùi kéo dài chân

🇹🇭Thai

สี่เหลี่ยม

กล้ามเนื้อต้นขาที่ยืดขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

paha depan

otot paha yang memanjangkan kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عضلات الفخذ

عضلة الفخذ التي تمتد الساق

🇮🇷Persian

چهار سر ران

ماهیچه ای از ران که ساق را دراز می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kuadriseps

bacağı uzatan uyluk kası

🇮🇱Hebrew

ארבע ראשי

שריר של הירך שמרחיב את הרגל

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The primary meaning of 'quadriceps' is 'a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg'.

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