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flexor

[ flek-ser ]
/ ˈflɛk sər /
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noun Anatomy.

a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body.

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flexner's bacillus, flexner, abraham, flexo, flexographic, flexography, flexor, flexor retinaculum, flextime, flexuosity, flexuous, flexuously

Origin of flexor

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at flex1, -tor
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British Dictionary definitions for flexor

flexor

/ (ˈflɛksə) /

noun

any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limbCompare extensor

Word Origin for flexor

C17: New Latin; see flex
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Word Origin and History for flexor

flexor

n.

1610s, Modern Latin, short for musculus flexor "a bending muscle," agent noun from past participle stem of Latin flectere "to bend" (see flexible).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for flexor

flexor

[ flĕk′sər ]

n.

A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Science definitions for flexor

flexor

[ flĕk′sər ]

A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor.
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