biceps femoris
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biceps femoris
1855–60; < New Latin: literally, biceps of (the) femur
Example Sentences
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The La Liga club named a 19-man travelling squad for the trip to Merseyside and there was no place for Vinicius Jr after he suffered "an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg".
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
In an update on Wednesday, Madrid said that "following tests" the 25-year-old "has been diagnosed with an injury to the biceps femoris in his left leg" and "his progress will be monitored".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
The posterior compartment of the thigh includes the hamstrings: the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and the semimembranosus, which all flex the knee.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Near the point of insertion of the m. biceps femoris the two heads fuse.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
The m. flexor hallucis longus arises by two heads which are separated by the tendon of insertion of the m. biceps femoris.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
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