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plantarflexors

plantarflexors is the plural of plantarflexor.

Meaning of plantarflexor

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...

Questions about plantarflexors

What is plantarflexors the plural of?
Plantarflexors is the plural of plantarflexor.

Words near plantarflexors in the dictionary

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

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