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flexor
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flex·or  (flksr)
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  (flksr)
A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flexorflexor - a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
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


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