Usage examples (26)

• —The ligamentum patellæ is the central portion of the common tendon of the Quadriceps femoris, which is continued from the patella to the tuberosity of the tibia.
• Her long hard biceps femoris muscles tingled as the warm pulsing water dissolved knots of tension.
• "I know a young woman who broke the os femoris by just kicking her cat -- at least, she said she did."
• It pouches upward under the quadriceps femoris for a distance of two or three inches, a pad of fat separating the capsule from the muscle.