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A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.

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  1. n. A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
  2. n. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
  3. A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
  4. A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of thebody, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to flexor.
  5. n:100 n a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part