Extensor and Flexor

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Extensor noun - A skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part.

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Flexor is an antonym for extensor.

Nearby Words: extensive, extension

Flexor noun - A skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint.

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Extensor is an antonym for flexor.

Nearby Words: flexure, flex, flexed, flexing, flexion

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Flexor and Extensor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extensor/flexor

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