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Definition of Pronator
1. Noun. A muscle that produces or assists in pronation.
Definition of Pronator
1. n. A muscle which produces pronation.
Definition of Pronator
1. Noun. (anatomy) Any muscle that produces pronation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pronator
1. a forearm or forelimb muscle [n -S or -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pronator
Literary usage of Pronator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The pronator quadratus is a small, flat, quadrilateral muscle, ... It arises from
the oblique or pronator ridge on the lower part of the anterior surface of ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1858)
"... rendering the hand prone: when promition has been fully effected, the pronator
radii teres assists the other muscles in flexing the fore-arm. ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"The pronator teres and the Flexor carpi radialis derive their supply primarily from
... The remaining two muscles, the Flexor longus pollicis and pronator ..."
4. The Anatomy of the Human Body .. by John Bell, Charles Bell (1802)
"The pronator TERES RADII is of the ... named pronator from its oflice of turning
the radius, and teres from its ... it from the pronator quadratus, ..."
5. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1869)
"When fully developed, the pronators are two—first, a long pronator ... The long
pronator or pronator radii teres is one of the most regular and invariable ..."
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