BICEPS FLEXOR CRURIS
\bˈa͡ɪsəps flˈɛksə kɹˈʊ͡əɹɪs], \bˈaɪsəps flˈɛksə kɹˈʊəɹɪs], \b_ˈaɪ_s_ə_p_s f_l_ˈɛ_k_s_ə k_ɹ_ˈʊə_ɹ_ɪ_s]\
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A muscle on the posterior part of the thigh; one head arising from the tuberosity of the ischium, and the other from a great part of the linea aspera. It is inserted into the top of the fibula. It serves to bend the leg on the thigh.
By Robley Dunglison
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