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ex·tent [ ik-stent ]
Definitions related to extent:
  • The range, magnitude, or distance over which a thing spans an interval of distance, space, or time.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (extend) To straighten out a joint (for example, extending the arms overhead).
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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