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tensor
[ten´sor]any muscle that stretches or makes tense.
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ten·sor
, pl.ten·so·res
(ten'sŏr, ten-sō'rēz),A muscle the function of which is to render a part firm and tense.
[Mod. L. fr. L. tendo, pp. tensus, to stretch]
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tensor
(tĕn′sər, -sôr′)n.
1. Anatomy A muscle that stretches or tightens a body part.
2. Mathematics A set of quantities that obey certain transformation laws relating the bases in one generalized coordinate system to those of another and involving partial derivative sums. Vectors are simple tensors.
ten·so′ri·al (-sôr′ē-əl) adj.
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ten·sor
, pl. tensores (ten'sŏr, ten-sŏr'ēz)A muscle the function of which is to render a part firm and tense.
[Mod. L. fr. L. tendo, pp. tensus, to stretch]
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tensor
A muscle that tenses a part.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005