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extensor - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun anatomy , a muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger: opposed to flexor. See cut under muscle .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Anat.) A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun anatomy A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin extēnsor , from Latin extēnsus , past participle of extendere , to stretch out; see extend.]
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Accordingly the so-called extensor muscles of the body need frequent action.
How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions 1884
A projecting structure termed the extensor process (or extensor attachment) is present between the carpal trochlea and the alular digit; it belongs to metacarpal I (also called the alular metacarpal), but this is hard to appreciate in modern birds because metacarpal I is fused imperceptibly into the carpometacarpus as mentioned above [in the adjacent diagram, from
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010
Some doctors say Nintendonitis is a real condition, caused by inflammation of the thumb's extensor tendon from pressing buttons.
Dr Luisa Dillner's guide to . . . the health risks of video games 2011
What you can't see in this shot is that my feet are actually cut, and (for additional grossness) I can pump up my extensor digitorum brevis muscle so that it's ripped and the veins over it pop.
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Mommy thumb mainly affects two tendons — the abductor pollicis longus, or long thumb abductor, and the extensor pollicis brevis, or short thumb extensor.
The Baby May Be Giving You Mommy Thumb Dawn Fallik 2010
Right-hander Chris Sampson had surgery to repair a lateral extensor tendon in his throwing elbow.
NLDS notes: Dodgers' co-ace trumps Cubs 2008
It tends to be on extensor surfaces, such as the elbows, knees, and scalp.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
It tends to be on extensor surfaces, such as the elbows, knees, and scalp.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
It tends to be on extensor surfaces, such as the elbows, knees, and scalp.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
Its attachment to the ungular cartilages and extensor process could prove to be a vital piece of the puzzle in the search to define proper foot function.
Ed Ltd | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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