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What Exactly Is Your Core? Often, core work focuses on building the vanity muscles of the six-pack (also known as the rectus abdominis) through crunches, which can overwork the hip flexors and lead to neck and lower back discomfort.
—Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024
Hip check Gavin Lux tweaked his right-hip flexor breaking out of the box on his fourth-inning bunt Sunday night and was pulled from the game in the seventh inning.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The hip flexors include the iliopsoas and rectus femoris.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Gently stretching your wrist flexors and extensors (which are connected to your elbow) can help reduce elbow pain after lifting.
—Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Latin flectere "to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve" (of uncertain origin) + -tor, agent suffix
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
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“Flexor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flexor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
flexor
noun
flex·or
ˈflek-sər
-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a muscle that produces flexion
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