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extensor muscle

n. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part [syn: extensor] [ant: flexor muscle]

Usage examples of "extensor muscle".

The section was neat, clearly revealing the tendon of the extensor muscle.

It has an extremely wide flank-membrane, stretching from the corners of the jaw to the tail, and including the limbs and the elongated fingers: the flank membrane is, also, furnished with an extensor muscle.