extensor

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extensor

Rhymes with -ɛnsə(ɹ)

noun extensors

A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part. 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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noun muscle

Español	extensor
中文	伸肌 shēnjī
Français	extenseur
Deutsch	Strecker, Streckmuskel, Extensor
Русский	разгиба́тель razgibátelʹ, эксте́нзор eksténzor

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@misc{extensor_2026,
  title = {extensor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/extensor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}