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flector

/ˈflɛktə(ɹ)/

flector is the dated form of flexor.

Meaning of flexor

Noun

flexor (plural flexors)

  1. A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
    • Starting at the point of shoulder, use muscle squeezings, picking-ups, kneadings and gentle frictions, interspersed with effleurages, over the triceps muscle as well as the fleshy part of the flexor and extensor muscle groups.2004, Jean-Pierre Hourdebaigt, Canine Massage: A Complete Reference Manual

Forms of flector

pluralflectors

Questions about flector

What is flector the dated form of?
Flector is the dated form of flexor.
How do you pronounce flector?
Flector is pronounced /ˈflɛktə(ɹ)/.

Words near flector in the dictionary

  1. flectional
  2. flectionless
  3. flections
  4. flectopodia
  5. flectopodium
  6. flector
  7. flectors
  8. fled
  9. Fled Cruz
  10. Fleda
  11. Fledborough

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