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noun
A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: extensor muscle
Antonyms: flexor
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Narrower terms: quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
History
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Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
