SINCE 1828
extensor pollicis longus
noun
extensor pollicis lon·gus
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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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