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extensor pollicis brevis

extensor pollicis brevis noun: a skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm, lying on the medial side of, and is closely connected with, the abductor pollicis longus.

Noun

extensor pollicis brevis

  1. A skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm, lying on the medial side of, and is closely connected with, the abductor pollicis longus.

Questions about extensor pollicis brevis

What does extensor pollicis brevis mean?
Extensor pollicis brevis means a skeletal muscle on the dorsal side of the forearm, lying on the medial side of, and is closely connected with, the abductor pollicis longus.
What part of speech is extensor pollicis brevis?
Extensor pollicis brevis is a noun.

Words near extensor pollicis brevis in the dictionary

  1. extensometry
  2. extensor
  3. extensor carpi radialis brevis
  4. extensor hood
  5. extensor hoods
  6. extensor pollicis brevis
  7. extensor pollicis longus
  8. extensors
  9. extensory
  10. extensumside
  11. extensure

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