n.
The large four-part extensor muscle at the front of the thigh.
quadricipital quad'ri·cip'i·tal (-sĭp'ĭ-tl) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
