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extensor
n.
muscle that straightens a body part (Anatomy)
Anatomical terms of motion
Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific
anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of
organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used describes this motion according to its direction relative to the
anatomical position of the joints.
Anatomists use a unified set of terms to describe most of the movements, although other, more specialized terms are necessary for describing the uniqueness of the movements such as those of the hands, feet, and eyes.
extensor
Noun
1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
(synonym) extensor muscle
(antonym) flexor muscle, flexor
(hypernym) skeletal muscle, striated muscle
(hyponym) quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
(derivation) exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
extensor
nm.
chest expander
Extensor
(n.)
A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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