extensor
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of extensor
1700–10; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin extend ( ere ) to extend + -tor -tor, with -dt- > -s-
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Hernández repaired a torn extensor tender in his left elbow after the season, which will cause him to miss next month’s World Baseball Classic and the start of the 2026 season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Spieth has been dealing with an injury to his extensor carpi ulnaris, a major tendon in the wrist.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The same approach makes it possible to control different finger movements that are selected with the simultaneous activation of both flexor and extensor muscle groups.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
Twins: RHP Jorge Alcala was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm extensor muscle strain, retroactive to Monday.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
When the mastoido-humeral contracts, taking its fixed point above, it acts as an extensor of the humerus, and carries the entire fore-limb forwards.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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