bicipital

[ bahy-sip-i-tl ]

/ baɪˈsɪp ɪ tl /

adjective

having two heads; two-headed.

Anatomy. pertaining to the biceps.

Nearby words

bichloride of mercury, bichon frise, bichromate, bichromate process, bichrome, bicipital, bicipital rib, bick-iron, bicker, bickerstaff, isaac, bickie

Origin of bicipital

1640–50; < Latin bicipit- (stem of biceps) biceps + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for bicipital

Its tendon, which is highly developed in the solipeds, occupies the bicipital groove.
Artistic Anatomy of Animals|douard Cuyer
It corresponds almost exactly to the bicipital groove, and has the advantage of avoiding the great vessels and nerves.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
In some instances lameness is mixed as in joint ailments, involvement of the bicipital bursa (bursa intertubercularis), etc.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix
The great tuberosity is always large and often overhangs the bicipital groove, it is especially large in Titanotherium (Brontops).
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

There is no bicipital groove, and the tuberosities coalesce.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for bicipital

bicipital

/ (baɪˈsɪpɪtəl) /

adjective

having two heads

of or relating to a biceps muscle

Word Origin for bicipital

C17: see biceps, -al 1

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