Dictionary
tri•ceps
Pronunciation: (trī'seps), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ceps•esPronunciation: (-sep-siz), [key] -ceps.
Anat.
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, esp. the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
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