flexor

[ flek-ser ]

/ ˈflɛk sər /

noun Anatomy.

a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body.

Origin of flexor

From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at flex¹, -tor

Words nearby flexor

Flexner, Flexner's bacillus, flexo, flexography, flex one's muscles, flexor, flexor digiti minimi brevis manus, flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis

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Example sentences from the Web for flexor

The flexor and extensor tendons and the sesamoid bones are displaced laterally.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
In the recent state it is covered with fibro-cartilage for the passage of the flexor perforans.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
When we crave something, when there are active ideas of desire, there usually are movements of our flexor muscles.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
Other occasional complications are nephritis, hepatitis, inflammation of the flexor tendons and rupture of them, and abscesses.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

When distended, two spheroidal masses bulge laterally and anterior to the flexor tendons in a characteristic manner.
Lameness of the Horse|John Victor Lacroix

British Dictionary definitions for flexor

flexor

/ (ˈflɛksə) /

noun

any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limbCompare extensor

Word Origin for flexor

C17: New Latin; see flex

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Medical definitions for flexor

flexor

[ flĕk′sər ]

n.

A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.

Scientific definitions for flexor

flexor

[ flĕk′sər ]

A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor.

单词	flexor
释义	flexor [ flek-ser ] / ˈflɛk sər / noun Anatomy. a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body. Origin of flexor From New Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at flex¹, -tor Words nearby flexor Flexner, Flexner's bacillus, flexo, flexography, flex one's muscles, flexor, flexor digiti minimi brevis manus, flexor digiti minimi brevis pedis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flexor The flexor and extensor tendons and the sesamoid bones are displaced laterally. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles In the recent state it is covered with fibro-cartilage for the passage of the flexor perforans. Diseases of the Horse's Foot\|Harry Caulton Reeks When we crave something, when there are active ideas of desire, there usually are movements of our flexor muscles. Psychotherapy\|James J. Walsh Other occasional complications are nephritis, hepatitis, inflammation of the flexor tendons and rupture of them, and abscesses. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse\|United States Department of Agriculture When distended, two spheroidal masses bulge laterally and anterior to the flexor tendons in a characteristic manner. Lameness of the Horse\|John Victor Lacroix British Dictionary definitions for flexor flexor / (ˈflɛksə) / noun any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limbCompare extensor Word Origin for flexor C17: New Latin; see flex 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 Medical definitions for flexor flexor [ flĕk′sər ] n. A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for flexor flexor [ flĕk′sər ] A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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