Found 2 items, similar to Extensor.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: extensor
extensor
n : a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a
body part [syn:
extensor muscle] [ant:
flexor muscle]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Extensor
Extensor
\Ex*ten"sor\, n. [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.
[1913 Webster]