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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If the wrist extensor muscles are contracted, the fingers re-open and the hand releases the pen.
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
Crick underwent a procedure Tuesday to repair the extensor tendon, performed by Dr. Scott Hanson in San Francisco.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
The Angels later announced that Shoemaker experienced tightness in the extensor muscle of his right forearm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
E. Lateral extensor of the phalanges, the homologue of the special extensor of the little finger.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer
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