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Biceps Brachii Pronunciation
Biceps Brachii is pronounced BY-seps-BRAY-kee-eye, IPA /ˈbaɪˌsɛps ˈbreɪkiˌaɪ/.
BY-seps-BRAY-kee-eye
US /ˈbaɪˌsɛps ˈbreɪkiˌaɪ/
Syllables: BY · seps · BRAY · kee · eye (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
phrase (noun): The anatomical name for the two-headed muscle of the upper arm.
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Biceps Brachii in a Sentence
- The biceps brachii crosses both the shoulder and the elbow.
- Anatomy students learn the biceps brachii in the first term.
- A tear in the biceps brachii shows clearly on the scan.
Common Mispronunciations of Biceps Brachii
Not BY-seps BRAK-ee
The second word runs to three beats and ends on an eye sound, BRAY-kee-eye, because the double i is a Latin genitive ending. Cutting it short loses a whole syllable.
Not BY-seps BRATCH-ee-eye
A ch of Greek or Latin origin hardens to k, so the word opens like bracket. The church ch would need a French route into English.
Tip: Brachii is the possessive of brachium, the arm, so the full name says the two-headed muscle of the arm.
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