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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

Example Sentences

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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

He could throw into energetic single action the biceps, the supinator longus, the radial extensors, the platysma myoides, and many other muscles.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The humerus is remarkable for the great development of the supinator ridge.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

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

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