pronator
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pronator
Example Sentences
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May first suffered his injury during a start May 17, when he exited an outing early with what the team termed a flexor pronator strain in his elbow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
He expressed optimism after the game and said he didn’t expect to miss time, but he was later diagnosed with a posterior impingement and flexor pronator strain before more testing.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2023
But entering the two-game series against his former club, he had made 29 appearances for the Nationals this season, maybe finally turning a corner after missing close to three months with a familiar pronator strain.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
Reds: RHP Art Warren was placed on the IL with a right flexor pronator strain.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
When the radius is broken above the insertion of the pronator teres, its upper fragment may be supinated by the biceps and supinator muscles, while the lower fragment remains in the usual semi-prone position.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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