extensor

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

Noun

extensor (plural extensors)

1. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
   • 2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual:

     Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.

Derived terms

• extensor carpi radialis brevis
• extensor hood
• extensor pollicis brevis
• extensor pollicis longus

 

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: ojentajalihas (fi)
• German: Strecker (de) m, Streckmuskel (de) m, Extensor (de) m
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• Russian: разгиба́тель (ru) m (razgibátelʹ), эксте́нзор (ru) m (eksténzor)
• Swedish: extensor (sv) c, sträckmuskel c
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• flexor
• quadriceps
• triceps

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French extenseur.

Noun

extensor n (plural extensori)

1. extensor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	extensor	extensorul		extensori	extensorile
genitive-dative	extensor	extensorului		extensori	extensorilor
vocative	extensorule			extensorilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡstenˈsoɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ẽnˈsoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧ten‧sor

Adjective

extensor (feminine extensora, masculine plural extensores, feminine plural extensoras)

1. extending; that which extends

Noun

extensor m (plural extensores)

1. (anatomy) extensor

Derived terms

• extensor corto del pulgar
• extensor del índice
• extensor radial corto del carpo
• extensor radial largo del carpo
• extensor ulnar del carpo

 

Further reading

• “extensor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10