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plantarflexor

plantarflexor noun: any muscle involved in plantarflexion.

Noun

plantarflexor (plural plantarflexors)

  1. Any muscle involved in plantarflexion.
    • A stiff tendon of the plantarflexor muscle can quickly transmit the generated force to the BoS in order to adjust the position of CoP below the projection of CoM when the balance needs to be recovered (Morasso et al. 1999 ; Loram et al. 2005 ).2015 July 30, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot et al., “Neuromuscular electrical stimulation leads to physiological gains enhancing postural balance in the pre-frail elderly”, in Physiological Reports, volume...

Forms of plantarflexor

pluralplantarflexors

Questions about plantarflexor

What does plantarflexor mean?
Plantarflexor means any muscle involved in plantarflexion.
What part of speech is plantarflexor?
Plantarflexor is a noun.
What is the plural of plantarflexor?
The plural of plantarflexor is plantarflexors.

Words near plantarflexor in the dictionary

  1. plantarflexes
  2. plantarflexing
  3. plantarflexion
  4. plantarflexions
  5. plantarflexive
  6. plantarflexor
  7. plantarflexors
  8. plantaricin
  9. plantaricins
  10. plantaris
  11. plantarly

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