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supinator

American  
[soo-puh-ney-ter] / ˈsu pəˌneɪ tər /

noun

Anatomy.
  1. a muscle used in supination.


supinator British  
/ ˈsuːpɪˌneɪtə, ˈsjuː- /

noun

  1. anatomy the muscle of the forearm that can produce the motion of supination

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of supinator

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at supinate, -tor

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The pronators are the pronator teres and the pronator quadratus, and the supinator is the only one that turns the forearm anteriorly.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The supinator is the only one that turns the forearm anteriorly.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Here the vessel is more superficial, lying in the groove between the flexor carpi radialis and supinator longus.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph

This displacement being a little more considerable in the felide, the long supinator is a little further developed than it is in the canine species; but, notwithstanding, it is only rudimentary.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

Deeply situated at the region of the elbow, the short supinator has little interest for us.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

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