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Synonyms:
- quadrangle, disk, space, abductor, cartilage, ciliary muscle, Achilles tendon, quad, fiber, abs, quadruplet, adductor, erector muscle, biceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris
Examples:
- - In the treatment of recurrent sprains of the knee, therefore, special attention must be directed towards the wasting of the quadriceps by means of massage and appropriate exercises. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
- - The patella is projected forward, the quadriceps tendon is lax, and the skin over it is thrown into transverse folds. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
- - In front a great, four- headed muscle, quadriceps extensor, unites into a single tendon in which the knee- cap is set, and serves to straighten the knee, or when rising from a sitting posture helps elevate the body. - "A Practical Physiology", Albert F. Blaisdell
