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What does extensor mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
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Endurance of back extensor muscles had the highest association with low back pain.
The needle enters just proximal to the first metacarpal on the extensor surface.
He underwent a surgical procedure under local anaesthetic for a condition affecting the extensor tendons.
Treatment involves repair of the extensor hood with relocation of the extensor tendon.
Because of their anterolateral position at the elbow, both brachioradialis and extensor carpi radialis longus muscles are flexors of the forearm.
A tooth may penetrate an extensor tendon and MCP joint capsule, sometimes fracturing a metacarpal or phalangeal bone.

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