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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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
The tendon in which the muscle ends is inserted into a tuberosity, situated on the internal surface of the superior extremity of the radius—the bicipital tuberosity.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The bicipital groove is situated internal to this.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
“I shall come here—some other time,” she gasped, and it thrilled her to believe that Fitzroy understood, though he had heard no word of quadruped fowl or bicipital monster.
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Tracy, Louis
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
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