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flexor
[ flek-ser ]
flexor
/ ˈflɛksə /
flexor
/ flĕk′sər /
- A muscle that bends or flexes a joint.
- Compare extensor
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flexor1
C17: New Latin; see flex
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Example Sentences
The main flexor is the biceps, the large muscle which may be seen standing out in front of the arm when a weight is raised.
From Project Gutenberg
Dorsal flexion is checked by the flexor tendons and dorsal ligaments.
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It is seen most frequently upon the extremities, especially the flexor surfaces.
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In the recent state it is covered with fibro-cartilage for the passage of the flexor perforans.
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This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.
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