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vastus externus

vastus externus noun: the vastus lateralis muscle; the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles.

Noun

vastus externus (plural vasti externi)

  1. The vastus lateralis muscle; the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles.
    • The bullet didn't go deep—one muscle, vastus externus, was grazed.1994, Constance Garnet, transl., edited by Elizabeth Cheresh Allen, Fathers and Sons, translation of Отцы и дети (Ottsy i dety) by Ivan Turgenev, published 1862, →ISBN, page 165

Forms of vastus externus

pluralvasti externi

Questions about vastus externus

What does vastus externus mean?
Vastus externus means the vastus lateralis muscle; the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a group of thigh muscles.
What part of speech is vastus externus?
Vastus externus is a noun.
What is the plural of vastus externus?
The plural of vastus externus is vasti externi.

Words near vastus externus in the dictionary

  1. vastrap
  2. vastraps
  3. vasts
  4. vastu
  5. vastus
  6. vastus externus
  7. vastus lateralis
  8. vasty
  9. Vasu
  10. Vasudeva
  11. Vasudevan

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