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biceps

DEFINITIONS OF: biceps

1

n any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

Types:
femoral biceps, musculus biceps femoris
the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
biceps brachii, biceps humeri, musculus biceps brachii
a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm
Type of:
skeletal muscle, striated muscle
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
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