n. a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
An injury to a flexor can make it impossible to bend a finger or thumb.
An injury to a flexor can make it impossible to bend a finger or thumb.
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skeletal muscle; striatedmuscle; muscle that bends the body
bone
2 syllables
flex-or
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