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tricep

[ trahy-sep ]
/ ˈtraɪ sɛp /

noun

a triceps muscle, especially the one at the back of the upper arm.

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Origin of tricep

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby tricep

tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarpellary, trice, tricentenary, tricentennial, tricep, triceps, triceps reflex, triceps surae reflex, triceratops, trich-
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