flexor

noun

flex·​or ˈflek-sər How to pronounce flexor (audio)
-ˌsȯr
: a muscle serving to bend a body part (such as a limb)

Examples of flexor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Right-hander Brusdar Graterol has been nursing two issues – tightness in his left hip flexor and some shoulder discomfort that might or might not be related. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024 Feel how this positioning intensifies the stretch in your hip flexors, the muscles on the front of your hip. Dana Santas, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 Flutter kicks and scissor kicks similarly target lower abdominal muscles and also engage one's hip flexors. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024 This strengthens the core, quadriceps, and hip flexors. Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 14 Nov. 2023 Additionally, certain yoga poses like pigeon pose, child's pose, and hip flexor stretches can also bring sciatic relief while simultaneously preparing your body for labor and delivery. Laura Riley, Parents, 2 Sep. 2023 This can be avoided by stretching your hamstrings, hip flexors and glutes regularly in the weeks leading up to the marathon. Katie Henwood, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023 In both kinds of splits, tension is divided between your hamstrings, your hip flexors, and your knees, according to studies from the Strength and Conditioning Journal and RadioGraphics. Women's Health, 11 July 2023 For example, sitting for hours at a time can shorten your hip flexors and weaken your hip muscles, explains Donohoe. Kells McPhillips, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2023

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of flexor was in 1615

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Cite this Entry

“Flexor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flexor. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

flexor

noun
flex·​or ˈflek-sər How to pronounce flexor (audio)
-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a muscle that produces flexion

Medical Definition

flexor

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

called also flexor muscle

compare extensor
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