round pronator muscle

round pronator muscle definition - medical

round pronator muscle

noun
A muscle whose superficial head has origin from the humerus and whose deep head has origin from the ulna, with insertion into the radius, with nerve supply from the median nerve, and whose action pronates the forearm.

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