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

Words Nearby pronator

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How to use pronator in a sentence

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

/ (prəʊˈneɪtə) /

noun

any muscle whose contractions produce or affect pronation

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