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Noun: extensor  ik'stensu(r)
  1. A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
    - extensor muscle

Derived forms: extensors

See also: extend

Type of: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Antonym: flexor

Encyclopedia: Extensor

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