flexor (redirected from flexor spasm)

flex·or  (flksr)

n.

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

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

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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]

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flexor  (flksr)

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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