EXTENSOR PROPRIUS INDICIS, E.
\ɛkstˈɛnsə pɹˈɒpɹɪəs ˈɪndɪsˌɪs], \ɛkstˈɛnsə pɹˈɒpɹɪəs ˈɪndɪsˌɪs], \ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_n_s_ə p_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɹ_ɪ__ə_s ˈɪ_n_d_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_s]\
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This muscle is long and thin; broader in the middle than at the extremities; and is situate at the posterior part of the forearm. It arises from the posterior surface of the ulna, and is inserted at the posterior part of the upper extremity of the second and third phalanges of the index-finger. It extends the three phalanges of the index-finger; and has, besides, the same uses as the other extremities of the fingers.
By Robley Dunglison
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