extensor

Other forms: extensors

Definitions of extensor

1. noun

   a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
   synonyms: extensor muscle

   antonyms:

   flexor

   a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint

   types:

   musculus quadriceps femoris, quad, quadriceps, quadriceps femoris

   a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg

   type of:

   skeletal muscle, striated muscle

   a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes