Definition of Flexor

1. Noun. A skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint.

Exact synonyms: Flexor Muscle
Generic synonyms: Skeletal Muscle, Striated Muscle
Antonyms: Extensor

Definition of Flexor

1. n. A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; -- opposed to extensor.

Definition of Flexor

1. a muscle that serves to bend a bodily part [n -S]

Medical Definition of Flexor

1. A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; opposed to extensor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flexor

flexile
fleximeter
flexing
flexion
flexion
flexional
flexions
flexion crease
flexitime
flexitimes
Flexner's bacillus
flexographic
flexographies
flexography
flexor (current term)
flexor (current term)
flexors
flexor carpi radialis
flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot
flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of hand
flexor digitorum brevis
flexor digitorum longus
flexor digitorum profundus
flexor digitorum superficialis
flexor hallucis brevis
flexor hallucis longus
flexor muscle
flexor pollicis brevis
flexor pollicis longus

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