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triceps

tri·ceps [ tr sèps ] (plural tri·ceps·es or tri·ceps)


noun 
Definition:
 
muscle attached at 3 points: a muscle that has three points of anchorage, especially the large muscle running along the back of the upper arm that straightens the elbow

[Late 16th century. < Latin, "three-headed" < caput "head"]
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