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Webster 1913 Edition


Extensor

Ex-ten′sor

,
Noun.
[L., one who stretches. See
Extend
.]
(Anat.)
A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; – opposed to
flexor
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Extensor

EXTENS'OR

,
Noun.
In anatomy, a muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; opposed to flexor.