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Meaning of FLEXOR

Pronunciation:  'fleksur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
 

FLEXOR is a 6 letter word that starts with F.

 

 Synonyms: flexor muscle
 
 Antonyms: extensor, extensor muscle
 
 See Also: skeletal muscle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flex"or\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of
the arm or the hand; -- opposed to {extensor}.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A flexor is a muscle that bends a joint.
 

 

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