Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, a muscle whose function is to bend or produce flexion: opposed to extensor. See
flection , 5. Also, improperly, flector. - noun A short muscle of the palm of the hand, bending the little finger.
- noun A short muscle of the palm of the hand, bending the thumb. See cut under
muscle . - noun A deep-seated muscle of the back of the leg, flexing the great toe.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A muscle which bends or flexes any part; ; -- opposed to
extensor .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy A
muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Houston's Daryle Ward says his hip flexor is improved, so if you haven't cut him yet, go ahead and play him.
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Strasburg left Saturday's game against the Phillies with what the team has described as a flexor tendon strain in his right forearm.
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Though he slumped during the final month as back and hip-flexor injuries draggged him down, Crawford ended the year with two double-doubles and finished with 10.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
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-- Sloan, who said he's been dealing with a little nagging hip flexor injury for a few weeks, made it through the duration of practice and Boudreau sounded optimistic that he could suit up against the Maple Leafs Wednesday.
Boudreau: Semyon Varlamov likely to practice Wednesday Katie Carrera 2010
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I first began practicing yoga some 10 years ago on the recommendation of a physician as a way to rehabilitate a hip flexor I injured running in post-war Bosnia.
Kelly Moore: How To Avoid Getting Hurt In A Yoga Class Kelly Moore 2012
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As for the back end of the staff, Lidge and J.C. Romero, who had elbow surgery in October to repair a torn flexor tendon, could miss the start of the season.
Recovering Brad Lidge aims to rebound after woeful 2009 2010
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Though he slumped during the final month as back and hip-flexor injuries draggged him down, Crawford ended the year with two double-doubles and finished with 10.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Big Ten Conference 2010
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Reliever Joba Chamberlain is headed to the disabled list with a strained flexor tendon in his arm.
Arm Injury May Cost Chamberlain a Month Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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On top of that, the week before I had sustained a bad hip flexor injury, which required a cortisone shot three inches from my naughty bits that left me without much feeling in my hip while I skated.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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Williams said then that she had hurt her "psoas" or hip flexor muscle.
Injured Venus Williams withdraws from Australian Open Cindy Boren 2011
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