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extensor pollicis lon·gus | \ -ˈlȯŋ-gəs 
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\Medical Definition of extensor pollicis longus
: a muscle that arises dorsolaterally from the middle part of the ulna, extends the second phalanx of the thumb, and abducts the hand
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