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flex·or (fl

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]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb Compare extensor

[New Latin; see flex]

flexor (fl

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

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Noun

flexor - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint

flexor muscle

skeletal 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 stripes

extensor, extensor muscle - a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

Translations

flexor [ˈfleksəʳ]

A. N → flexor m, músculo m flexor

B. ADJ → flexor

flexor (muscle)

n → Beuger m

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flexor (redirected from Flexor muscles)

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