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extensor
[ ik-sten-ser, -sawr ]
extensor
/ ɪkˈstɛnsə; -sɔː /
extensor
/ ĭk-stĕn′sər /
- A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or joint.
- Compare flexor
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extensor1
C18: from New Latin, from Latin extensus stretched out
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Example Sentences
He differs from man in the figure of the deltoides, pronator, radi teres, et extensor pollicis brevii.
From Project Gutenberg
The term extensor in the name of this muscle does not refer to its function.
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Velpeau advised division of the extensor muscles of the tongue.
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In another (Elizabeth Alford) lepra affected the extensor surfaces of the thoracic and pelvic limbs.
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The magnetic field cut off and he instantly raced his extensor motors to leap forward.
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