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extensor carpi radialis longus

noun extensor carpi radialis lon·gus \-ˈlŋ-gəs\

Medical Definition of EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS

:  a long muscle on the radial side of the back of the forearm that extends and abducts the hand

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