extensor
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noun
- A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
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extensor musclequadricepsretinaculumretinaculaextensor digitorumstraightenerextenderextensor carpi ulnarisextensor indicisextensor digiti minimiextensor digitorum longusextensor digitorum brevisextensor hallucis longusextensor hallucis brevishyperextensorflexoextensor