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tensor /ten·sor/ (ten´ser) any muscle that stretches or makes tense.

ten·sor (t

r, -sôr

)

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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