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flexor
[flek´ser]1. causing flexion.
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flex·or
(flek'sŏr), [TA]A muscle the action of which is to flex a joint.
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flexor
(flĕk′sər)n.
A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.
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flex·or
(fleks'ŏr) [TA]A muscle the action of which is to flex a joint.
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flexor
A muscle that bends (flexes) a joint. A muscle that straightens (extends) a joint is called an extensor.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
flexor
any muscle that brings about the bending of a limb.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005