bicipital
Americanadjective
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having two heads
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of or relating to a biceps muscle
Etymology
Origin of bicipital
Example Sentences
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It corresponds almost exactly to the bicipital groove, and has the advantage of avoiding the great vessels and nerves.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
The humerus is furnished at its superior extremity with a large tuberosity, wide, and situated in front of the head of the bone; the effect of this is that the bicipital groove is internal.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Nothing but this: that the excessive contraction of the bicipital muscles had brought the features into such forcible contact with the bars as to cause bruising and actual abrasion.
From At a Winter's Fire by Capes, Bernard Edward Joseph
Between the two tuberosities is the bicipital groove.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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