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extensor

noun ex·ten·sor \ik-ˈsten(t)-sər, -sȯ(ə)r\

Medical Definition of EXTENSOR

:  a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (as a limb)—called also extensor muscle; compare flexor

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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. extensor (noun)
  2. extensor carpi radialis brevis (noun)
  3. extensor carpi radialis longus (noun)
  4. extensor carpi ulnaris (noun)
  5. extensor digiti minimi (noun)
  6. extensor digiti quinti proprius (noun)
  7. extensor digitorum brevis (noun)
  8. extensor digitorum communis (noun)
  9. extensor digitorum longus (noun)
  10. extensor hallucis brevis (noun)
  11. extensor hallucis longus (noun)
  12. extensor indicis (noun)
  13. extensor indicis proprius (noun)
  14. extensor pollicis brevis (noun)
  15. extensor pollicis longus (noun)
  16. extensor retinaculum (noun)
  17. inferior extensor retinaculum (noun)
  18. superior extensor retinaculum (noun)
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