Extensor muscle and Skeletal muscle

Extensor muscle

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

Skeletal muscle and extensor muscle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeletal muscle" instead a noun phrase "Extensor muscle".

Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle noun - A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes.
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Synonyms for Skeletal muscle

Extensor muscle and skeletal muscle are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Extensor muscle" with "Skeletal muscle", this phrases are similar.

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