different between triceps vs extensor
triceps
English
Etymology
From Latin tr?ceps (“triple-headed”), from tr?s (“three”) + caput (“head”).
Noun
triceps (plural triceps or tricepses)
- (anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
Synonyms
- (muscle in the arm): triceps brachii, triceps extensor cubiti
Related terms
- biceps
- tricep
- quadriceps
Translations
Anagrams
- escript, picters
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin triceps (“three-headed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tri.s?ps/
- Hyphenation: tri?ceps
- Rhymes: -is?ps
Noun
triceps m (plural tricepsen)
- triceps brachii
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *triskaputis. Equivalent to tr?s (“three”) +? -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?tri.keps/, [?t???k?ps?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?tri.t??eps/, [?t??i?t???ps]
Adjective
triceps (genitive tricipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- triple-headed, having three heads
- divided into three parts
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Descendants
- English: triceps
- Galician: tríceps
- Spanish: tríceps
References
- triceps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- triceps in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- triceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
From French triceps, from Latin triceps.
Noun
triceps m (plural tricep?i)
- triceps
Declension
Spanish
Noun
triceps m (plural triceps)
- triceps
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extensor
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ns?(?)
Noun
extensor (plural extensors)
- (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
- 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual
- Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.
- 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual
Translations
See also
- flexor
- quadriceps
- triceps
Romanian
Etymology
From French extenseur.
Noun
extensor n (plural extensori)
- extensor
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -o?
Adjective
extensor (feminine extensora, masculine plural extensores, feminine plural extensoras)
- extending; that which extends
Noun
extensor m (plural extensores)
- (anatomy) extensor
Derived terms
- extensor corto del pulgar
- extensor del índice
- extensor radial corto del carpo
- extensor radial largo del carpo
- extensor ulnar del carpo
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