🔄 Synonyms of "Extensor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| extensor musclenoun | a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
↔️ Antonyms of "Extensor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| flexornoun | A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb. |
| flexor musclenoun | a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Extensor"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| extensor musclenoun | a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
| quadricepsnoun | (anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh. |
| retinaculumnoun | (anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. |
| retinaculanoun | (anatomy) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the wrist and ankle. |
| extensor digitorum | — |
| straightenernoun | A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. |
| extendernoun | One who extends. |
| extensor carpi ulnaris | — |
| extensor indicis | — |
| extensor digiti minimi | — |
| extensor digitorum longus | — |
| extensor digitorum brevis | — |
| extensor hallucis longus | — |
| extensor hallucis brevis | — |
| hyperextensornoun | (anatomy) A muscle involved in hyperextension of the trunk |
| flexoextensornoun | A muscle (or robotic equivalent) that can achieve flexoextension |
| extorsionnoun | (medicine) An outward rotation of a limb, organ or part of the eye. |
| tensornoun | (mathematics, linear algebra, physics) A mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is represented as a multidimensional array. |
| adductornoun | (anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor. |
| evertornoun | (anatomy) A muscle that everts or turns outward. |
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