See Also: caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris(medicine)
caput longum musculi bicipitis brachii(medicine)
caput longum musculi tricipitis brachii(medicine)
caput longum(medicine)
aponeurosis musculi bicipitis brachii(medicine)
bursa musculi bicipitis femoris superior(medicine)
bursa subtendinea musculi bicipitis femoris inferior(medicine)
caput mediale musculi gastrocnemii(medicine)
caput laterale musculi gastrocnemii(medicine)
caput transversum musculi adductoris pollicis(medicine)

caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris (medicine) and sheer(3) (iou)


caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris (medicine)


caput longum musculi bicipitis femoris
Long head of biceps femoris muscle.

See: long head.


sheer(3) (iou)



sheer noun2. L17.
[Prob. from SHEAR noun1.]
Nautical.
The upward curvature or rise of the deck or bulwarks of a ship towards the bow and the stern; the curve of the upper line of a ship as shown in vertical section. Freq. with specifying word. L17.
great sheer a sheer with a small radius of curvature. little sheer a hardly noticeable rise at the bow and stern.
In full sheer-strake. The uppermost strake of the side planking or plating of a ship. M19.
Comb.: sheer-line the line of elevation of a ship's deck; sheer-plan the longitudinal elevation of a ship made by a vertical plane passing through the keel; sheer-pole a horizontal steel rod at the base of the shrouds supporting a ship's mast to prevent turns when they are set up; sheer-rail a moulding running in a continuous line around the top deck of a ship; sheer-strake: see sense 2 above.