flexor

views updated May 29 2018

flex·or / ˈflekˌsər; -ˌsôr/ (also flexor muscle) • n. Anat. a muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body. Often contrasted with extensor. ∎  any of a number of specific muscles in the arm, hand, leg, or foot.

flexor

views updated May 23 2018

flexor A muscle that causes a limb to bend by bringing the two parts of the limb together. An example is the biceps. Flexors work antagonistically with extensors. See voluntary muscle.

flexor

views updated May 21 2018

flexor (fleks-er) n. any muscle that causes bending of a limb or other part.