flexor n 1: a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint [syn: {flexor muscle}, {flexor}] [ant: {extensor}, {extensor muscle}]
Flexor \Flex"or\, n. [NL.] (Anat.) A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; -- opposed to {extensor}. [1913 Webster] flextime flexitime