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ulnar flexor muscle of wrist

ulnar flexor muscle of wrist definition - medical

ulnar flexor muscle of wrist

noun
A muscle with its origin from the humeral head and from the ulnar head, with insertion to the pisiform bone, with nerve supply from the ulnar nerve, and whose action flexes and abducts the wrist toward the ulna.

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