flexor

noun

flex·​or ˈflek-sər How to pronounce flexor (audio)
-ˌsȯr
: a muscle serving to bend a body part (such as a limb)

Examples of flexor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Right-hander Brusdar Graterol has been nursing two issues – tightness in his left hip flexor and some shoulder discomfort that might or might not be related. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024 Feel how this positioning intensifies the stretch in your hip flexors, the muscles on the front of your hip. Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flexor 

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Latin flectere "to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve" (of uncertain origin) + -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flexor was in 1615

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Cite this Entry

“Flexor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flexor. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

flexor

noun
flex·​or ˈflek-sər How to pronounce flexor (audio)
-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a muscle that produces flexion

Medical Definition

flexor

noun
: a muscle serving to bend a body part (as a limb)

called also flexor muscle

compare extensor
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