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Extensor muscle

noun

A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part. Synonym: extensor.

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"Extensor muscle" Quotes from Famous Books

... and extensor muscles, their antagonism being a necessity. If we had only flexor muscles, one motion would exhaust the muscular capacity; when the limb is flexed it can do nothing more; but when the extensor muscle moves it back, flexion can be again performed. Thus all vital voluntary action is a play of opposing forces,—the existence of one force rendering possible the existence of its opposite. The coronal ...

— Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 - Volume 1, Number 2 • Various

... the flexors of the digit. As a result of long standing or severe inflammation, shortening of these structures occurs in consequence of the contraction of the inflammatory or cicatricial tissue. Knuckling-over in the newborn colt is commonly caused by a weakness or lack of innervation of the extensor muscle of the digit. Judging from the quick recovery that usually occurs, other causes for ...

— Common Diseases of Farm Animals • R. A. Craig, D. V. M.

Words linked to "Extensor muscle" : quadriceps, skeletal muscle, flexor, musculus quadriceps femoris, quadriceps femoris, extensor, quad, striated muscle