See Also: musculus extensor digitorum(medicine)
musculus extensor digitorum longus(medicine)
musculus extensor digitorum communis(medicine)
musculus extensor digitorum brevis(medicine)
musculus extensor longus digitorum(medicine)
tendon sheath of extensor digitorum and extensor indicis muscles(medicine)
extensor digitorum(medicine)
extensor digitorum brevis(medicine)
extensor digitorum longus(medicine)
tendon sheath of extensor digitorum longus muscle of foot(medicine)

musculus extensor digitorum brevis (medicine) and disputator (iou)


musculus extensor digitorum brevis (medicine)


musculus extensor digitorum brevis -->
extensor digitorum brevis


1. <anatomy, muscle> (foot) Origin, dorsal surface of calcaneus; insertion, by four tendons fusing with those of the extensor digitorum longus, and by a slip attached independently to the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe; action, extends toes; nerve supply, deep peroneal.

Synonym: musculus extensor digitorum brevis, musculus extensor brevis digitorum, short extensor muscle of toes.

2. (hand) A short extensor muscle of the fingers of rare occurrence, and comparable to the short extensor of the toes.

Synonym: musculus extensor digitorum brevis manus, Pozzi's muscle.


disputator (iou)



disputator noun. rare. L16.
[Latin, from disputat-: see DISPUTATION, -ATOR.]
A disputant.