flexor
noun
flex·or
| \ ˈflek-sər
, -ˌsȯr\
, -ˌsȯr\
Definition of flexor
: a muscle serving to bend a body part (such as a limb)
Examples of flexor in a Sentence
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The call up comes after a difficult season for him which included a solid month of April in the big leagues, a shaky May that led to a demotion and a couple months of being sidelined with a flexor mass strain. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Trevor Hildenberger among relievers called up," 3 Sep. 2019 Rogers obviously helps to replace Gott, who, Bochy said, was diagnosed with a mild strain in his flexor tendon and a grade one sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament, which would indicate there is no tear. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, "Giants prospect on sharing clubhouse with childhood idols: “It’s crazy”," 27 Aug. 2019 Sale missed a month of the 2014 season with a flexor muscle strain in his left arm. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Questions, worry abound as elbow problem sends Chris Sale to IL," 17 Aug. 2019 Yankees: CF Aaron Hicks went on the 10-day injured list with a flexor strain in his right elbow. — Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, "Yankees cap series sweep against Red Sox," 5 Aug. 2019 Castillo is much closer to returning from his flexor strain. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Minors: Garrett Richards, Jose Castillo progress with Storm," 31 July 2019 Hill hasn’t pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers since June 19 when he was pulled from his start against the San Francisco Giants after one inning because of a flexor strain in his left forearm. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Here’s why Rich Hill wants to pitch as long as he can," 20 July 2019 After a healthy spring, his injury issues resurfaced — the right-hander missed more than two months with a flexor pronator strain in his right arm, sustained in late April. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Jordan Zimmermann shelled again despite hope from teammates," 19 July 2019 Robertson pitched in seven games before succumbing to a flexor strain in his right elbow. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers fans wanted Bryce Harper, but the team didn’t need him," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flexor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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