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extensor
ex·ten·sor E0295800 (ĭk-stĕn′sər)n. A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part.
[New Latin extēnsor, from Latin extēnsus, past participle of extendere, to stretch out; see extend.]extensor (ɪkˈstɛnsə; -sɔː) n (Anatomy) any muscle that stretches or extends an arm, leg, or other bodily part. Compare flexor[C18: from New Latin, from Latin extensus stretched out]ex•ten•sor (ɪkˈstɛn sər, -sɔr)
n. a muscle that serves to extend or straighten a part of the body. [1700–10; < New Latin] ex·ten·sor (ĭk-stĕn′sər) A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or joint. Compare flexor.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  extensor - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body partextensor muscleskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripesmusculus quadriceps femoris, quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, quad - a muscle of the thigh that extends the legflexor, flexor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint |
Translationsextensor
extensor Anatomy any muscle that stretches or extends an arm, leg, or other bodily part extensor
extensor [ek-sten´ser] (L.) 1. causing extension.2. a muscle that extends a joint; see muscle" >muscle.ex·ten·sor (eks-ten'sŏr, -sōr), [TA] A muscle the contraction of which causes movement at a joint with the consequence that the limb or body assumes a more straight line, or so that the distance between the parts proximal and distal to the joint is increased or extended; the antagonist of a flexor. See: muscle. [L. one who stretches, fr. ex-tendo, to stretch out] extensor (ĭk-stĕn′sər)n. A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part.ex·ten·sor (eks-ten'sŏr) [TA] A muscle the contraction of which causes movement at a joint with the consequence that the limb or body assumes a straighter line, or so that the distance between the parts proximal and distal to the joint is increased or extended; the antagonist of a flexor.
See: muscle[L. one who stretches, fr. ex-tendo, to stretch out]extensor a muscle that extends or straightens a limb.extensor
Related to extensor: extensor retinaculum, Extensor pollicis longus, Extensor expansionSynonyms for extensornoun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body partSynonymsRelated Words- skeletal muscle
- striated muscle
- musculus quadriceps femoris
- quadriceps
- quadriceps femoris
- quad
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