- leg extensor
- nounan exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg (Freq. 1)• Hypernyms: ↑leg exercise
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Extensor digitorum longus muscle — The mucous sheaths of the tendons around the ankle. Lateral aspect. (Extensor dig. longus labeled at upper right.) Latin musculus extensor digitorum longus … Wikipedia
extensor — [ek sten′sər, ek sten′sôr΄; iksten′sər, iksten′sôr] n. [LL extensor, stretcher < L extensus: see EXTENSIBLE] a muscle that extends or straightens some part of the body, esp. a flexed arm or leg … English World dictionary
extensor digitorum longus — extensor digitorum lon·gus lȯŋ gəs n a pennate muscle on the lateral part of the front of the leg that extends the four small toes and dorsally flexes and pronates the foot … Medical dictionary
Extensor hallucis longus muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus extensor hallucis longus GraySubject = 129 GrayPage = 481 Caption = The mucous sheaths of the tendons around the ankle. Lateral aspect. (Ext. hall. long. labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = Cross… … Wikipedia
extensor muscle — ▪ anatomy any of the muscles that increase the angle between members of a limb, as by straightening the elbow or knee or bending the wrist or spine backward. The movement is usually directed backward, with the notable exception of the knee joint … Universalium
Extensor hallucis brevis muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Extensor hallucis brevis Latin = musculus extensor hallucis brevis GraySubject = 129 GrayPage = 490 Caption = The mucous sheaths of the tendons around the ankle. Medial aspect. (Ext. hall. long. labeled at top center.)… … Wikipedia
extensor muscle — The muscle which extends the leg at the MC joint (Fig. 19) [Warner, 1977] … Crustacea glossary
extensor thrust — noun : a sudden reflex extension of a leg in response to upward pressure applied to the sole … Useful english dictionary
