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extensor digitorum communis

noun extensor digitorum com·mu·nis \-kə-ˈmyün-əs, -ˈkäm-yə-nəs\

Medical Definition of EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS

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

Illustration of EXTENSOR DIGITORUM COMMUNIS

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