flexor

== English == === Alternative forms === flector (dated) === Etymology === From New Latin flexor, agent noun of flectō (“to bend”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛksə(ɹ)/ === Noun === flexor (plural flexors) A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === biceps extensor == Spanish == === Adjective === flexor (feminine flexora, masculine plural flexores, feminine plural flexoras) (anatomy) flexor === Further reading === “flexor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025