biceps

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/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ English

Definitions

noun

Any muscle having two heads.
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia)

Related words

Synonyms

biceps brachii biceps cubiti guns pipes pythons upper arm brachii cruris femoris double biceps bicephaly bicephalism front double biceps bident biarticular hemibody double muscling binomen

Antonyms

Associated

bicipital triceps supination slicer coracoid cubital glenoid pronation aponeurosis tuberosity avulsion

Rhymes

steps triceps creps eppes quadriceps footsteps reps preps sea steps sidesteps

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