flexormuscle
nounUK /ˈflɛksə mʌsəl/
US /ˈflɛksər mʌsəl/
A muscle that bends a part of your body.
When you curl your arm, your biceps flexor muscle pulls your hand toward your shoulder.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A muscle that decreases the angle between two bones at a joint.
The hip flexor muscle helps you lift your knee.
3. Any muscle whose main job is to bend a limb inward.
Finger flexor muscles let you make a fist.
4. In anatomy, a muscle named for its bending action, often paired with an extensor.
The wrist flexor muscle works opposite the wrist extensor.