flexor

(fleksər, -ôr′)

noun

a muscle that bends a limb or other part of the body

Origin: ModL < L flexus: see flex

See flexor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin flexus

Origin: , past participle of flectere, to bend

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