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Meaning of "flexor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLEXOR

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEXOR

flexor  [ˈflɛksə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEXOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flexor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLEXOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flexor

Anatomical terminology

Anatomists and health care providers use anatomical terminology and medical terminology intermittently. These languages can be bewildering to the uninitiated, however the purpose of this language is not to confuse, but rather to increase precision and reduce medical errors. For example, is a scar “above the wrist” located on the forearm two or three inches away from the hand? Or is it at the base of the hand? Is it on the palm-side or back-side? By using precise anatomical terminology, ambiguity is eliminated. Anatomical terms derive from ancient Greek and Latin words, and because these languages are no longer used in everyday conversation, the meaning of their words does not change. The current international standard is the Terminologia Anatomica...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLEXOR


adnexa
ædˈnɛksə
al-Aqsa
æl ˈæksə
boxer
ˈbɒksə
coxa
ˈkɒksə
demultiplexer
diːˈmʌltɪˌplɛksə
diplexer
daɪˈplɛksə
elixir
ɪˈlɪksə
fixer
ˈfɪksə
indexer
ˈɪndeksə
kickboxer
ˈkɪkˌbɒksə
mixer
ˈmɪksə
moxa
ˈmɒksə
multiplexer
ˈmʌltɪˌplɛksə
multiplexor
ˈmʌltɪˌplɛksə
perplexer
pəˈplɛksə
plexor
ˈplɛksə
relaxer
rɪˈlæksə
taxa
ˈtæksə
vexer
ˈvɛksə
waxer
ˈwæksə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEXOR

flexicurity
flexihours
flexile
flexion
flexional
flexionless
flexitarian
flexitarianism
flexitime
flexo
flexographic
flexographically
flexography
flextime
flextimer
flexuose
flexuous
flexuously
flexural
flexure

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEXOR

actor
administrator
advisor
and/or
anterior
author
be all for
be in the market for
calculator
color
creator
decor
director
doctor
door
Ecuador
for
interior
Luxor
taxor

Synonyms and antonyms of flexor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flexor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLEXOR

Find out the translation of flexor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flexor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flexor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flexor
570 millions of speakers

English

flexor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flexor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المثنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сгибателей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flexor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্লেক্সর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fléchisseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flexor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beugemuskel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

屈筋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굴근
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flexor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ gấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மடக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Flexor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fleksör kas
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muscolo flessore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zginaczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

згиначів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flexor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καμπτήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fleksor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flexor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flexor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flexor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEXOR»

The term «flexor» is regularly used and occupies the 58.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEXOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flexor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flexor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flexor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEXOR»

Discover the use of flexor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flexor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual
"Clawtoe Muscles" Flexor hallucis longus tendon - Superficial Intrinsic Foot Muscles Extensor. HIGHLIGHTS: REFERRED PAIN from trigger points (TrPs) in the flexor digitorum longus muscle is felt primarily in the middle of the plantar forefoot ...
Janet G. Travell, David G. Simons, 1992
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Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System
10.2.2.2 Flexor Tendons At the volar aspect of the wrist, nine flexor tendons enter the carpal tunnel to reach the fingers. There are four tendons from the flexor digitorum superficialis for the second through fifth fingers, four from the flexor ...
Stefano Bianchi, A.L. Baert, I.F. Abdelwahab, 2007
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The carpal tunnel is the pathway between the flexor compartment of the forearm and the midpalmar space of the hand. Containing the median nerve and all the finger and thumb flexor tendons, they converge adjacent to the carpal tunnel and  ...
Riccardo Luchetti, Peter Amadio, 2008
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Maya Manual
Select the flexor, place it into the Deformers layer and hide the layer. This will make it easier to observe the effects of the flexor. If you create a lattice flexor on a selected bone, you can edit its channels so that the lattice bulges, relative to the ...
Dan Lavender, 2003
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Grant's Dissector
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME A swelling of the common flexor synovial sheath may encroach on the available space in the carpal tunnel. As a result, the median nerve may be compressed, resulting in pain and paresthesia of the thumb, ...
Patrick W. Tank, John Charles Boileau Grant, 2012
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Bovine Anatomy: An Illustrated Text
In the middle of the metacarpus (metatarsus) the interossei give off the accessory lig., which bifurcates and joins the branches of the supf. digital flexor tendon at the level of the fetlock joints in the formation of the sleeves (manicae flexoriae) ...
Klaus-Dieter Budras, 2003
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An Atlas of Surgical Exposures of the Upper Extremity
Incision. A To expose flexor pollicis longus and the digital nerves in the thumb, a ' W zigzag incision is made over the volar radial border of the thumb, crossing the flexor creases of the IP and MP joints at their radial extremities. The skin flaps ...
Alain C Masquelet, Christopher J McCullough, Raoul Tubiana, 1990
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McMinn and Abrahams' Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy: with ...
On the middle finger, the fibrous flexor sheath has been removed (but retained on the other fingers, as at 3) to show the whole length of the synovial sheath (22). Оп the index and ring fingers, the synovial sheath projects slightly proximal to the ...
Peter H. Abrahams, Jonathan D. Spratt, Marios Loukas, 2013
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Animal Anatomy for Artists : The Elements of Form: The ...
OUTSIDE VIEW •4 FRONT REAR VIEW □4 OUTSIDE INSIDE VIEW FRONT ▻ INSIDE VIEW FRONT ▻ Flexor digitorum profundus (Flexor perforans) HORSE • Origin: Flexor digiti I longus: Middle third of the rear surface of the tibia, continuing ...
Eliot Goldfinger, 2004
10
The Bowed Tendon Book
It explains how to spot a bow in the early stages and how to avoid bowed tendons altogether. This book tells why horses bow tendons and injure suspensory ligaments and how trainers, riders and farriers contribute to these injuries.
Tom Ivers, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEXOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flexor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clay Buchholz to DL with flexor strain, Red Sox call up Brian Johnson
Clay Buchholz was somber in his tone and frustrated by his sore right elbow, but tried to stay optimistic on Saturday afternoon after learning that ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
Boston Red Sox Clay Buchholz to disabled list with flexor strain, but …
An MRI after Friday night's game revealed Buchholz has a right flexor muscle strain and he will head to the 15-day disabled list. The ligament in ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Oswaldo Arcia on fire in minors - but Twins outfield appears set
Outfielder Arcia was sent to the Red Wings after coming off the disabled list for a strained right hip flexor in late May. He had a cold start in ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
4
Boise Hawks hope to capitalize on two high-profile reinforcements
The Colorado Rockies' second-round draft pick in 2012 spent the past month nursing a strained hip flexor, earning him a seat in the dugout. «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Making A Cubs Midsummer Deal: Marlins Starting Pitchers
Red flags were going off everywhere as Latos missed time with a flexor strain in his elbow. At the end of the 2013 season, despite having ... «Bleed Cubbie Blue, Jul 15»
6
Detroit Tigers - TeamReport
--RHP Joe Nathan (UCL tear, flexor pronator tear in right elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 7, and he was transferred to ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
7
Taking down the Timbers would be a first for Union
... the one that sidelined Le Toux for a couple of weeks, and Michael Lahoud, who suffered a minor setback to his nagging hip flexor Tuesday. «The Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Davina McCall DVD: Super-fit star's trainer exclusively shares secret …
Most trainers focus their 'core' training on stability work and hip flexor exercises. I like to use these as a supplement because the main focus is ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Texting is terrible for your body – these are 4 horrible things it does …
TEXTING THUMB. While this is not an officially diagnosed medical condition, gripping and holding cell phones can constrict our flexor tendons. «BGR, Jul 15»
10
The full story of flexing told on stage at Manchester International …
For Brooklyn 'flexor' Deidra Brazz, the success of the collaboration between US and UK dancers have been about conveying each other's ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flexor [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flexor>. Apr 2024 ».
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