Definition of "flexor" []

• A muscle that when contracted acts to bend a joint or limb in the body. (noun)

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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."
• "Strasburg left Saturday's game against the Phillies with what the team has described as a flexor tendon strain in his right forearm."
• "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."