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Flexor
is always a great word to know.
So is nerve root. Does it mean:
| a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, where the vocal cords are located |
| a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from of the spinal cord and joins with another bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| flexor (ˈflɛksə) | |
| —n | |
| Compare extensor any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb | |
| [C17: New Latin; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
flexor
1610s, Mod.L., agent noun from flectere "to bend."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
flexor flex·or (flěk'sər)
n.
A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
flexor  (flěk'sər) Pronunciation Key
A muscle that bends or flexes a joint. Compare extensor. |
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