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biceps

bi·ceps [ b sèps ] (plural bi·ceps or bi·ceps·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
muscle with two attachment points: a muscle that has two points of attachment at one end, especially one biceps brachii in the upper arm and one biceps femoris in the back of the thigh

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Latin, "two-headed" < caput "head"]

bi·cip·i·tal [ bī síppit'l ] adjective
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