Medical Dictionary

extensor digitorum longus

noun extensor digitorum lon·gus \-ˈlŋ-gəs\

Medical Definition of EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

:  a pennate muscle on the lateral part of the front of the leg that extends the four small toes and dorsally flexes and pronates the foot

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