pronator

[proh-ney-ter, proh-ney-]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.

Origin of pronator

First recorded in 1720–30; pronate + -or²

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Examples from the Web for pronator

Historical Examples of pronator

He differs from man in the figure of the deltoides, pronator, radi teres, et extensor pollicis brevii.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)
Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Here the artery lies in the interval between the supinator longus and the pronator radii teres.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery
Joseph Bell

British Dictionary definitions for pronator

pronator

noun

any muscle whose contractions produce or affect pronation

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pronator in Medicine

pronator

[prō′nā′tər]

A muscle that effects or assists in pronation.