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EXTENSOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

Synonyms:

extensor; extensor muscle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("extensor" is a kind of...):

skeletal 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 stripes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "extensor"):

musculus quadriceps femoris; quad; quadriceps; quadriceps femoris (a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg)

Antonym:

flexor (a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint)

Derivation:

extend (extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body)

extend (thrust or extend out)

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