Look up: extensor

1. Extensor
   A muscle that is involved in straightening (extending) a limb or part of the body.
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2. Extensor
   Adjective from the noun 'extension'. The muscles which cause extension of a part are its extensor muscles; the surface of a part where those muscles are found is sometimes called the extensor surface.
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3. Extensor
   To stretch out.
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4. extensor
   a muscle whose contraction tends to straighten a limb; the antagonist of a flexor Category: Medicine
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5. Extensor
   Ex·ten'sor noun [ Latin , 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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6. extensor
   <anatomy> A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; opposed to flexor. ... Origin: L, one who stretches. See Extend. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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7. extensor
   (ek-sten´sor) a muscle that straightens a joint.
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8. Extensor
   • (n.) 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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9. extensor
   extensor Any of various muscles that extend or straighten some part of the body; especially, a flexed arm or leg.
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10. Extensor
    An extensor is a muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, such as an arm or a finger.
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11. extensor
    Type: Term Pronunciation: eks-ten′sŏr, -sōr Definitions: 1. A muscle the contraction of which causes movement at a joint with the consequence that the limb or body assumes a more straight line, or so that the distance between the parts proximal and distal to the joint is increased or...
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12. extensor
    (muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: extensor digitorum muscle
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13. extensor
    (muscle) Type: Term Synonyms: extensor digiti minimi (muscle)
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14. extensor
    A muscle that straightens a limb
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15. Extensor
    Muscle responsible for opening the angle of a joint
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16. extensor
    A muscle that, upon contraction, increases the angle of a joint.
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17. extensor
    A muscle that, upon contraction, increases the angle of a joint.
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