Extensor retinaculum
extensor retinaculum n.
A strong fibrous band stretching obliquely across the back of the wrist and binding down the extensor tendons of the fingers and thumb.
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[ik-sten-yoo-ey-shuh n] /ɪkˌstɛn yuˈeɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. the state of being . 3. something that ; a partial excuse: The youth of the defendant served as an extenuation. n. early 15c., from Latin extenuationem (nominative extenuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of extenuare (see extenuate).