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triceps (n.)
[triceps 词源字典]
the great extensor muscle, 1704, from Latin
triceps
"three-headed," from
tri-
"three" (see
tri-
) +
-ceps
, from
caput
"head" (see
capitulum
). So called because the muscle has three origins.
[triceps etymology, triceps origin, 英语词源]