| Pronunciation: | | ik'stensur
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[n] a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
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EXTENSOR is a 8 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | extensor muscle |
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| | Antonyms: | | flexor, flexor muscle |
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| | See Also: | | musculus quadriceps femoris, quad, quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, skeletal muscle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*ten"sor\, n. [L., one who stretches. See {Extend}.]
(Anat.)
A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the
body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a muscle that straightens out the bones around a joint. |
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