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单词 biceps
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Definition of biceps in English:

biceps

noun ˈbʌɪsɛpsˈbaɪˌsɛps
Anatomy
  • 1Any of several muscles having two points of attachment at one end.

    二头肌,尤指

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once thawed, the proximal two-thirds of the radii were harvested along with their distal biceps tendon attachments.
    • An instance of the origin of the long tendon of the biceps from the tendon of pectoralis major is described by Koster.
    • The triceps is a forearm extensor, the opposite of the biceps.
    • When given from the brachial trunk, the radial recurrent has been found crossing beneath the tendon of the biceps.
    • The articular surfaces and biceps tendon attachment were found to be normal.
    1. 1.1 A large muscle in the upper arm which turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm.
      肱二头肌
      he clenched his fist and exhibited his bulging biceps

      他攥紧拳头,露出突起的臂部肌肉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There are thirty-two segments devoted to a particular muscle, such as temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii and so on.
      • There are two primary muscles on the front of your upper arm: the biceps brachii and the brachialis.
      • Major flexors include the biceps brachii (which also supinates the forearm when the elbow is flexed), brachioradialis and brachialis muscles.
      • It is also known as the bicipital groove because it carries the tendon for the long head of the biceps brachii muscle.
      • The tendinitis signs and symptoms can be of the rotator cuff or of the long head of the biceps brachii muscles, or both.
    2. 1.2 A muscle in the back of the thigh which helps to flex the leg.
      〔剖〕股二头肌
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most muscle strains occur in the lower extremities with the rectus femoris and biceps femoris muscle being most commonly affected; they are followed by the semitendinosus, adductors, vastus medialis and soleus.
      • The hamstrings are comprised of three separate muscles, the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
      • The biceps femoris muscle was involved in 81% of all injuries and was the sole or predominant muscle injured in 72% of injuries.
      • The biceps femoris muscle has been documented as the most commonly injured hamstring muscle, and this study verifies this finding.
      • The nerve to the short head of the biceps femoris sometimes arises directly from the sacral plexus.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'two-headed', from bi- 'two' + -ceps (from caput 'head').

  • This Latin word means literally ‘two-headed’, from bi- ‘two’ and -ceps (from caput ‘head’), from the fact that the muscle has two points of attachment. Examples of bicep have been found since the 1970s, suggesting that people are beginning to see the word as a plural (compare pea).

Rhymes

triceps

Definition of biceps in US English:

biceps

nounˈbīˌsepsˈbaɪˌsɛps
Anatomy
  • 1Any of several muscles having two points of attachment at one end.

    二头肌,尤指

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When given from the brachial trunk, the radial recurrent has been found crossing beneath the tendon of the biceps.
    • Once thawed, the proximal two-thirds of the radii were harvested along with their distal biceps tendon attachments.
    • The triceps is a forearm extensor, the opposite of the biceps.
    • The articular surfaces and biceps tendon attachment were found to be normal.
    • An instance of the origin of the long tendon of the biceps from the tendon of pectoralis major is described by Koster.
    1. 1.1 A large muscle in the upper arm which turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm.
      肱二头肌
      he clenched his fist and exhibited his bulging biceps

      他攥紧拳头,露出突起的臂部肌肉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The tendinitis signs and symptoms can be of the rotator cuff or of the long head of the biceps brachii muscles, or both.
      • There are two primary muscles on the front of your upper arm: the biceps brachii and the brachialis.
      • There are thirty-two segments devoted to a particular muscle, such as temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, biceps brachii and so on.
      • Major flexors include the biceps brachii (which also supinates the forearm when the elbow is flexed), brachioradialis and brachialis muscles.
      • It is also known as the bicipital groove because it carries the tendon for the long head of the biceps brachii muscle.
    2. 1.2 A muscle in the back of the thigh which helps to flex the leg.
      〔剖〕股二头肌
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most muscle strains occur in the lower extremities with the rectus femoris and biceps femoris muscle being most commonly affected; they are followed by the semitendinosus, adductors, vastus medialis and soleus.
      • The nerve to the short head of the biceps femoris sometimes arises directly from the sacral plexus.
      • The biceps femoris muscle has been documented as the most commonly injured hamstring muscle, and this study verifies this finding.
      • The hamstrings are comprised of three separate muscles, the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus.
      • The biceps femoris muscle was involved in 81% of all injuries and was the sole or predominant muscle injured in 72% of injuries.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘two-headed’, from bi- ‘two’ + -ceps (from caput ‘head’).

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