A muscle that bends a joint or limb by contracting; any muscle that causes flexion.
From Latin 'flexor' meaning 'one who bends,' derived from 'flectere' (to bend); commonly used in anatomy.
Your body has flexor muscles that bend joints and extensor muscles that straighten them—they work in opposite pairs, and understanding this pair is the key to how all movement in your body actually works!
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