Associations to the word «Extensor»

Wiktionary

EXTENSOR, noun. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS, noun. (Anatomy) A muscle in the human forearm that acts to extend and abduct the radiocarpal joint.
EXTENSOR HOOD, noun. Dorsal hood
EXTENSOR HOODS, noun. Plural of extensor hood

Dictionary definition

EXTENSOR, noun. A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats