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extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)
Examples of extensor in a Sentence
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The gluteus maximus, the largest of the three, serves as the main extensor and lateral rotator of the hip joint.
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Jakob Roze, Health, 22 July 2024
The extensor tendon is cut at the lateral epicondyle to release it.
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Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
Lats Some people consider the deadlift a secondary back exercise because of its major recruitment of the spinal extensors and the latissimus dorsi.
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Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Wiseman concluded that Lucy's knee extensor muscles would allow for sufficient leverage to straighten the knee joints like modern humans, thereby enabling Lucy to walk upright, as well as performing a range of other motions similar to chimpanzees and bonobos.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Extensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extensor. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (as a leg or arm)
Medical Definition
extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər
-sȯ(ə)r
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