flexor

[ flek-ser ]

noun

, Anatomy.

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

flexor

/ ˈflɛksə /

noun

1. any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb Compare extensor

flexor

/ flĕk′sər /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexor¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; flex ¹, -tor

Word History and Origins

Origin of flexor¹

C17: New Latin; see flex

Example Sentences

Stay upright through your torso to feel a left hip flexor stretch, or instead, relax your torso forward over your right leg for a deeper right outer hip stretch.

From Outside Online

Keep your torso upright to increase the stretch in your right hip flexor, or lower your torso over your left leg for a deeper left outer hip stretch.

From Outside Online

Your hip flexors should feel a stretch, and your arm swing should help with the movement.

From Outside Online

You can wrap the bands around your feet, wrists, and hands to dig a little deeper and get more from your hamstring, hip flexor, and shoulder stretches.

From Popular-Science

My hip flexors were so tight and tired that they’d sometimes quiver when I stood.

From Outside Online

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.

From Project Gutenberg

It is seen most frequently upon the extremities, especially the flexor surfaces.

From Project Gutenberg

In the recent state it is covered with fibro-cartilage for the passage of the flexor perforans.

From Project Gutenberg

This will reveal the median nerve itself situated upon the red fibres of the flexor metacarpi internus muscle.

From Project Gutenberg