“extensor digitorum”

The following 3 entries include the term extensor digitorum.

extensor digitorum brevis

noun

: a muscle on the dorsum of the foot that extends the toes

extensor digitorum communis

noun

: a muscle on the back of the forearm that extends the fingers and wrist

extensor digitorum longus

noun

: 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


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