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flexor - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun anatomy , a muscle whose function is to bend or produce flexion: opposed to extensor. See flection , 5. Also, improperly, flector. noun noun muscle .noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Anat.) A muscle which bends or flexes any part; ; -- opposed to extensor .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun anatomy A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, from Latin flexus , past participle of flectere , to bend.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From New Latin flexor , agent noun of flectō ("I bend")
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Houston's Daryle Ward says his hip flexor is improved, so if you haven't cut him yet, go ahead and play him.
USATODAY.com - Tip sheet 2002
Strasburg left Saturday's game against the Phillies with what the team has described as a flexor tendon strain in his right forearm.
Report: Strasburg likely to be shut down 2010
Though he slumped during the final month as back and hip-flexor injuries draggged him down, Crawford ended the year with two double-doubles and finished with 10.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Northwestern - Team Notes 2010
-- Sloan, who said he's been dealing with a little nagging hip flexor injury for a few weeks, made it through the duration of practice and Boudreau sounded optimistic that he could suit up against the Maple Leafs Wednesday.
Boudreau: Semyon Varlamov likely to practice Wednesday Katie Carrera 2010
I first began practicing yoga some 10 years ago on the recommendation of a physician as a way to rehabilitate a hip flexor I injured running in post-war Bosnia.
Kelly Moore: How To Avoid Getting Hurt In A Yoga Class Kelly Moore 2012
As for the back end of the staff, Lidge and J.C. Romero, who had elbow surgery in October to repair a torn flexor tendon, could miss the start of the season.
Recovering Brad Lidge aims to rebound after woeful 2009 2010
Though he slumped during the final month as back and hip-flexor injuries draggged him down, Crawford ended the year with two double-doubles and finished with 10.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Big Ten Conference 2010
Reliever Joba Chamberlain is headed to the disabled list with a strained flexor tendon in his arm.
Arm Injury May Cost Chamberlain a Month Daniel Barbarisi 2011
On top of that, the week before I had sustained a bad hip flexor injury, which required a cortisone shot three inches from my naughty bits that left me without much feeling in my hip while I skated.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
Williams said then that she had hurt her "psoas" or hip flexor muscle.
Injured Venus Williams withdraws from Australian Open Cindy Boren 2011
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