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ex⋅ten⋅sor

  [ik-sten-ser, -sawr]
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–noun Anatomy.
a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body.
Origin:
1700–10; < NL, equiv. to L extend(ere) to extend + -tor -tor, with -dt- > -s-
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ex·ten·sor   (ĭk-stěn'sər)   
n.  A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part.

[New Latin extēnsor, from Latin extēnsus, past participle of extendere, to stretch out; see extend.]
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Main Entry: ex·ten·sor
Pronunciation: ik-'sten(t)-s&r, -so(&)r
Function: noun
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (as a limb)called also extensor muscle; —compare FLEXOR
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extensor ex·ten·sor (ĭk-stěn'sər)
n.
A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part.

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