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
He left with what the Red Sox said was right forearm extensor tightness.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
The Angels later announced that Shoemaker experienced tightness in the extensor muscle of his right forearm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
B. The radials represented by a single muscle, the anterior extensor of the metacarpus.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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