leg extensor

lɛɡ ɪkˈstɛnsər

Definition

Definition of leg extensor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

muscle group that extends the leg at the knee

TECH.

The quadriceps are the primary leg extensors.
Athletes train their leg extensors for better performance.
Injury to the leg extensor can hinder movement.

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Expressions with leg

hollow leg

capacity to eat large amounts of food

He must have a hollow leg because he ate everything.

leg it

run quickly, especially to escape trouble

When he saw the police, he decided to leg it.

lead leg

dominant leg used for balance or support

Her lead leg helped her maintain stability.

break someone's leg

cause injury that fractures another person’s leg bone

The reckless tackle nearly broke his leg during the game.

give someone a leg up

help someone climb by lifting them up

He gave her a leg up over the wall.

an arm and a leg

very high price for something, often in costs or payments

The new phone cost an arm and a leg.

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French:extenseur de la jambe, ...
German:Beinstrecker, ...
Italian:estensore della gamba, ...
Spanish:extensor de la pierna, ...
Portuguese:extensor da perna, ...
Chinese:腿部伸肌, ...
Japanese:脚の伸筋, ...
Arabic:باسِط الساق, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹשְׁטֵי הַבֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:разгибатель ноги, ...
Ukrainian:розгинач ноги, ...
Hindi:पैर फैलाने वाली मांसपेशी, ...
Bengali:লেগ এক্সটেনসর, ...
Catalan:extensor de la cama, ...
Czech:extenzor nohy, ...
Danish:benstrækker, ...
Dutch:beenspanner, ...
Greek:εκτείνων μύς του ποδιού, ...
Hungarian:térdnyújtó izomcsoport, ...
Khmer:សាច់ដុំលាតជង្គង់, ...
Korean:다리 신전근, ...
Persian:بازکننده پا, ...
Polish:mięsień prostownik, ...
Portuguese (BR):extensor da perna, ...
Romanian:extensor al piciorului, ...
Swedish:bensträckare, ...
Thai:กล้ามเนื้อยืดขา, ...
Turkish:bacak ekstansörü, ...
Vietnamese:cơ duỗi chân, ...

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