MUSCULUS BICEPS FEMORIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally

Synonyms:

femoral biceps; musculus biceps femoris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("musculus biceps femoris" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("musculus biceps femoris" is a part of...):

thigh (the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)