SINCE 1828
pronator teres
noun
pronator te·res
| \ -ˈtir-ˌēz
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Medical Definition of pronator teres
: a muscle of the forearm arising from the medial epicondyle of the humerus and the coronoid process of the ulna, inserting into the lateral surface of the middle third of the radius, and serving to pronate and flex the forearm
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