flexor

flexor /flex·or/ (flek´ser)

1. causing flexion.

2. a muscle that flexes a joint.

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flexor retina´culum  see entries under retinaculum.

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flex·or (flksr)

n.

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

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flexor

[flek′sər]

Etymology: L, bender

a muscle that flexes a joint.

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flexor

any muscle that flexes a joint. See Table 13.

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flexor reflex

a spinal reflex in which a painful (pressure) stimulus applied to a toe, coronary band or heel bulb, results in a flexion, or withdrawal, of the leg. A test of the integrity of the reflex arc and sensory pathways. Called also withdrawal reflex.

flexor retinaculum

any bracelet-like band of fibrous tissue on the flexor surface of a joint, e.g. transverse palmar carpal ligament.

flexor spasm

see myoclonus.

flexor tendon

tendons of the superficial and deep digital flexor muscles, situated behind the metacarpal or metatarsal bones.