- tricepses
- tri·ceps || 'traɪseps n. muscle having three heads or points of origin (Anatomy)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tricepses
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triceps — /truy seps/, n., pl. tricepses / sep siz/, triceps. Anat. a muscle having three heads or points of origin, esp. the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow. [1570 80; < L: three headed, equiv. to tri TRI + ceps, s … Universalium
triceps — UK [ˈtraɪseps] / US [ˈtraɪˌseps] noun [countable] Word forms triceps : singular triceps plural tricepses or triceps the muscle at the back of your upper arm … English dictionary
triceps — [trī′seps] n. pl. triceps or tricepses [ModL < L, triple headed < tri ,TRI + caput, a HEAD] a muscle having three heads, or points of origin; esp., the large muscle at the back of the upper arm that extends the forearm when contracted … English World dictionary
