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biceps (bī´sĕps), any muscle having two heads, or fixed ends of attachment, notably the biceps brachii at the front of the upper arm and the biceps femoris in the thigh. Originating in the shoulder area, the heads of the biceps merge partway down the arm to form a rounded mass of tissue linked by a tendon to the radius, the smaller of the two forearm bones. When the biceps contracts, the tendon is pulled toward the heads, thus bending the arm at the elbow. For this reason the biceps is called a flexor. It works in coordination with the triceps brachii, an extensor. The biceps also controls rotation of the forearm to a palm-up position, as in turning a doorknob. The size and solidity of the contracted biceps are a traditional measure of physical strength.
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bi·ceps / ˈbīˌseps/ • n. (pl. same or -ceps·es / -sepsiz/ ) a muscle having two points of attachment at one end, in particular: ∎ (also bi·ceps bra·chi·i / ˈbrākēˌī; -kēˌē; ˈbrak-/ ) the large muscle in the upper arm that turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm: he clenched his fist and exhibited his bulging biceps. ∎ (also bi·ceps fem·o·ris / ˈfeməris/ ) Anat. the muscle in the back of the thigh that helps to flex the leg.
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