flexor

noun

flex·​or ˈflek-sər  -ˌsȯr 

: a muscle serving to bend a body part (such as a limb)

Examples of flexor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What Exactly Is Your Core? Often, core work focuses on building the vanity muscles of the six-pack (also known as the rectus abdominis) through crunches, which can overwork the hip flexors and lead to neck and lower back discomfort. —Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024

Hip check Gavin Lux tweaked his right-hip flexor breaking out of the box on his fourth-inning bunt Sunday night and was pulled from the game in the seventh inning. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024

The hip flexors include the iliopsoas and rectus femoris. —Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024

Gently stretching your wrist flexors and extensors (which are connected to your elbow) can help reduce elbow pain after lifting. —Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Latin flectere "to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve" (of uncertain origin) + -tor, agent suffix

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

flexor

noun

flex·​or ˈflek-sər 

-ˌsȯ(ə)r

: a muscle that produces flexion

Medical Definition

flexor

noun

flex·​or ˈflek-sər  -ˌsȯ(ə)r 

: a muscle serving to bend a body part (as a limb)

called also flexor muscle

compare extensor