extensor
ex·ten·sor / ikˈstensər; -sôr/ (also extensor muscle) • n. Anat. a muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body. Often contrasted with flexor. ∎ any of a number of specific muscles in the arm, hand, leg, and foot.
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