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tensor
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tensor /ten·sor/ (ten´ser) any muscle that stretches or makes tense.
ten·sor (tnsr, -sôr)
n.
A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.
tensor
[ten′sər]
Etymology: L, tendere, to stretch
any one of the muscles of the body that tenses a structure, such as the tensor fasciae latae of the thigh. Compare abductor, adductor, depressor, sphincter.
tensor
any muscle that stretches or makes tense.
tensor veli palatini
see Table 13.1C.


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