Definition of extensor
: a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb)
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Using ultrasound and CT scans, the scientists determined the precise dimensions of two separate sets of muscles in that joint: the extensors, which move the wrist back and away from the body; and the flexors, which pull it in, toward the forearm.
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These same volunteers’ wrist extensor muscles, which had not been exercised in their right wrists, were atrophied on the left.
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Karns, who missed most of last season after straining an extensor muscle in his right arm and undergoing surgery to relieve thoracic outlet syndrome, fought through the spring to earn a spot in the Royals' starting lineup.
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Movement in the hip flexors (on the front of the body) and the hip extensors (on the back of the body) should initiate from the the femur bones in the upper thighs rather than the pelvis.
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Nathan Karns: Placed on the disabled list because of right extensor strain/nerve irritation.
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The Angels announced that tightness was in Shoemaker’s extensor muscle, which is on top of the forearm.
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Injuries: Royals - LHP Scott Alexander (right hamstring), 3B Hunter Dozier (left oblique), LHP Brian Flynn (rig) and RHP Nate Karns (right extensor) are on the disabled list.
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The Angels later announced that Shoemaker experienced tightness in the extensor muscle of his right forearm.
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