pronator
[ proh-ney-ter, proh-ney- ]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
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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 BuffonHere 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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