flex·or (fl k s r)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
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb Compare extensor
[New Latin; see flex]
| flexor (flksr) A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor. |
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| Noun | 1. |  flexor - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a jointskeletal 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 |
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