extensor

[ ik-sten-ser, -sawr ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn sər, -sɔr /

noun Anatomy.

a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body.

Origin of extensor

1700–10; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin extend(ere) to extend + -tor-tor, with -dt->-s-

Words nearby extensor

extension rule, extension tube, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis, extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger

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Example sentences from the Web for extensor

The flexor and extensor tendons and the sesamoid bones are displaced laterally.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
On the outer side of the wrist we can distinctly see and feel when in action, the three extensor tendons of the thumbs.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
Diminution of the knee-jerks was noticed, with what seemed to be an extensor response.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
The extensor tendons and the tendo Achillis are tense and prominent.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

There is a patella, intercalated in the tendon of the femori-tibialis or extensor cruris muscle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for extensor

extensor

/ (ɪkˈstɛnsə, -sɔː) /

noun

any muscle that stretches or extends an arm, leg, or other bodily partCompare flexor

Word Origin for extensor

C18: from New Latin, from Latin extensus stretched out

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for extensor

extensor

[ ĭk-stĕn′sər ]

n.

A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part.

Scientific definitions for extensor

extensor

[ ĭk-stĕn′sər ]

A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or joint. Compare flexor.

单词	extensor
释义	extensor [ ik-sten-ser, -sawr ] / ɪkˈstɛn sər, -sɔr / noun Anatomy. a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body. Origin of extensor 1700–10; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin extend(ere) to extend + -tor-tor, with -dt->-s- Words nearby extensor extension rule, extension tube, extensity, extensive, extensometer, extensor, extensor digitorum brevis, extensor hallucis brevis, extensor muscle of fingers, extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extensor The flexor and extensor tendons and the sesamoid bones are displaced laterally. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles On the outer side of the wrist we can distinctly see and feel when in action, the three extensor tendons of the thumbs. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell Diminution of the knee-jerks was noticed, with what seemed to be an extensor response. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne The extensor tendons and the tendo Achillis are tense and prominent. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry\|Maximilian Stern There is a patella, intercalated in the tendon of the femori-tibialis or extensor cruris muscle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for extensor extensor / (ɪkˈstɛnsə, -sɔː) / noun any muscle that stretches or extends an arm, leg, or other bodily partCompare flexor Word Origin for extensor C18: from New Latin, from Latin extensus stretched out Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for extensor extensor [ ĭk-stĕn′sər ] n. A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for extensor extensor [ ĭk-stĕn′sər ] A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or joint. Compare flexor. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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