flexor

flex·or

F0183300 (flĕk′sər)n. A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.

---

[New Latin, from Latin flexus, past participle of flectere, to bend.]

flexor

(ˈflɛksə) n (Anatomy) any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb. Compare extensor[C17: New Latin; see flex]

flex•or

(ˈflɛk sər)

n. a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body. [1605–15; < New Latin; see flex¹, -tor]

flex·or

(flĕk′sər) A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flexor - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a jointflexor muscleskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripesextensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

Translations