ex·ten·sile

[ik-sten-suhl, -sahyl]
adjective Chiefly Zoology, Anatomy.
capable of being extended; adapted for stretching out; extensible; protrusible.

Origin:
1735–45; extens(ion) + -ile

non·ex·ten·sile, adjective
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extensible or extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl, ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of being extended
 
extensile or extensile
 
adj
 
extensi'bility or extensile
 
n
 
ex'tensibleness or extensile
 
n

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Extensile is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
Extensile surgical exposures are required to access this unique structure that comprises the cup of the hip joint.
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