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extensor muscle of fingers

n.

A muscle with origin from the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, with insertion into the base of the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges, with nerve supply from the radial nerve, and whose action extends the fingers.

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Nearby words

  1. extensity,
  2. extensive,
  3. extensively,
  4. extensometer,
  5. extensor,
  6. extensor muscle of index finger,
  7. extensor muscle of little finger,
  8. extensor retinaculum,
  9. extent,
  10. extenuate
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