extensor muscle

Other forms: extensor muscles

Definitions of extensor muscle
  1. noun
    a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
    synonyms: extensor
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    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
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