Triceps vs. Biceps

Tricepsnoun

(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.

Tricepsnoun

(anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.

Tricepsnoun

A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.

Tricepsnoun

any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)

Tricepsnoun

any of several muscles having three points of attachment at one end, particularly (also triceps brachiiˈbreɪkɪʌɪ) the large muscle at the back of the upper arm

Triceps

The triceps, also triceps brachii (Latin for ), is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. It consists of 3 parts: the medial, lateral, and long head.

Bicepsnoun

(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.

Bicepsnoun

Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.

Bicepsnoun

(informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

Bicepsnoun

(prosody) A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia)

Bicepsnoun

A muscle having two heads or origins; - applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.

Bicepsnoun

any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

Bicepsnoun

any of several muscles having two points of attachment at one end.

Bicepsnoun

a large muscle in the upper arm which turns the hand to face palm uppermost and flexes the arm and forearm

Bicepsnoun

a muscle in the back of the thigh which helps to flex the leg.

Biceps

The biceps or biceps brachii (Latin: musculus biceps brachii, ) is a large muscle that lies on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads of the muscle arise on the scapula and join to form a single muscle belly which is attached to the upper forearm.