ex·tend

(eks-tend'),

To straighten a limb, to diminish or extinguish the angle formed by flexion; to place the distal segment of a limb in such a position that its axis is continuous with that of the proximal segment.

[L. ex- tendo, pp. -tensus, to stretch out]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ex·tend

(eks-tend')

To straighten a limb, to diminish or extinguish the angle formed by flexion; to place the distal segment of a limb in such a position that its axis is continuous with that of the proximal segment.

[L. ex-tendo, pp. -tensus, to stretch out]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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