Flexor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A muscle which bends or flexes any part; ; -- opposed to extensor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy, a muscle whose function is to bend or produce flexion: opposed to extensor. See flection, 5. Also, improperly, flector.
  • n. A short muscle of the palm of the hand, bending the little finger.
  • n. A short muscle of the palm of the hand, bending the thumb. See cut under muscle.
  • n. A deep-seated muscle of the back of the leg, flexing the great toe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
  • Antonym
    extensor   
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    extensor    gastrocnemius    tendon    quadriceps    fasciae    corded    brachii    dorsalis    sphincter    ligament