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Meanings of triceps brachii in English

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tríceps

The skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts.

tríceps
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Usage of triceps brachii in English
1
The triceps brachii is the chief antagonist of the biceps brachii.
Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
2
Cervical spinal lesions at C6 result in paralysis of the triceps brachii while leaving deltoid and elbow flexor function intact.
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3
Flexion of this, the humeroradioulnar joint (elbow), is restrained by the triceps brachii and extension is checked by the biceps brachii (flexor brachii).
Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
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