extensor

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

Noun

extensor (plural extensors)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
    • 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual:
      Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French extenseur.

Noun

extensor n (plural extensori)

  1. extensor

Declension
Declension of extensor
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) extensor extensorul (niște) extensori extensorile
genitive/dative (unui) extensor extensorului (unor) extensori extensorilor
vocative extensorule extensorilor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eɡstenˈsoɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ẽnˈsoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ex‧ten‧sor

Adjective

extensor (feminine extensora, masculine plural extensores, feminine plural extensoras)

  1. extending; that which extends

Noun

extensor m (plural extensores)

  1. (anatomy) extensor

Derived terms
  • extensor corto del pulgar
  • extensor del índice
  • extensor radial corto del carpo
  • extensor radial largo del carpo
  • extensor ulnar del carpo

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