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triceps

/ˈtɹaɪ.sɛps/ noun

Latin root: triceps Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about triceps at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii).

Origin

From Latin triceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

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