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

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  1. n. A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.
  2. n. any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
  3. A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.
  4. A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of theforearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon atthe elbow.
  5. n:100 n. any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)