invertor

[in-vur-ter]

noun

Anatomy.

1. any muscle that turns a limb or part inward.

Word History and Origins

Origin of invertor¹

First recorded in 1900–05; invert + -or ²

Example Sentences

"There is a thing called an Invertor," Kaby said exactly as I'd known she would, but as I didn't really hear it just then—a mental split I'll explain in a moment.

From Project Gutenberg

You merely had to put them on the Invertor in Surgery and flick the switch for full Inversion.

From Project Gutenberg