extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər 
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)
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Lats Some people consider the deadlift a secondary back exercise because of its major recruitment of the spinal extensors and the latissimus dorsi.
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Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Wiseman concluded that Lucy's knee extensor muscles would allow for sufficient leverage to straighten the knee joints like modern humans, thereby enabling Lucy to walk upright, as well as performing a range of other motions similar to chimpanzees and bonobos.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
The straight leg raise test can reveal disruption of the extensor mechanism, which includes the quadriceps tendon, patella, and patellar tendon.
—Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
The strength of our knee extensors also contributes to the stability of the joint, which is vital for plyometric training and lateral agility.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
Prone Isometric Back Extension This movement will train your abdominals and extensor muscles to stabilize the spine and prevent it from flexing forward, Warner says.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
Key evidence lay in the knee extensor muscles, which seemed to have the leverage required to straighten the knee.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
The triceps brachii is a main extensor of the elbow.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
One's lower back muscles are comprised of extensor muscles, flexor muscles and oblique muscles, and include the muscle mass known as the erector spinae − the muscle group that helps hold up one's spine and glute muscles.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Wiseman concluded that Lucy's knee extensor muscles would allow for sufficient leverage to straighten the knee joints like modern humans, thereby enabling Lucy to walk upright, as well as performing a range of other motions similar to chimpanzees and bonobos.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 June 2023
The straight leg raise test can reveal disruption of the extensor mechanism, which includes the quadriceps tendon, patella, and patellar tendon.
—Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
The strength of our knee extensors also contributes to the stability of the joint, which is vital for plyometric training and lateral agility.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
Prone Isometric Back Extension This movement will train your abdominals and extensor muscles to stabilize the spine and prevent it from flexing forward, Warner says.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
Key evidence lay in the knee extensor muscles, which seemed to have the leverage required to straighten the knee.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
The triceps brachii is a main extensor of the elbow.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
One's lower back muscles are comprised of extensor muscles, flexor muscles and oblique muscles, and include the muscle mass known as the erector spinae − the muscle group that helps hold up one's spine and glute muscles.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
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First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (as a leg or arm)
Medical Definition
extensor
noun
ex·ten·sor
ik-ˈsten(t)-sər
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