What is another word for pronator?

Pronunciation: [pɹənˈe͡ɪtə] (IPA)

The word "pronator" refers to a muscle that causes rotation of a bone or limb towards the midline of the body. There are several synonyms for this term which can be used interchangeably depending on the particular muscle or body part being discussed. Some of the most common synonyms for "pronator" include rotator, supinator, flexor, adductor, and abductor. For example, the rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder are pronators, while the supinator muscle of the forearm is responsible for supination. Understanding the various synonyms for "pronator" can help make medical discussions and conversations regarding muscle function more clear and concise.

What are the hypernyms for Pronator?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    muscle, Rotator, forearm muscle, organ/structure.

What are the hyponyms for Pronator?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for pronator (as nouns)

Usage examples for Pronator

Where one fragment is acted upon by powerful muscles, a rotatory displacement may take place, as in fracture of the radius above the insertion of the pronator teres, or of the femur just below the small trochanter.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The splints are applied with the elbow flexed to a right angle, and, except when the radius is broken above the level of the insertion of the pronator teres, with the forearm midway between pronation and supination.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
The subclavius muscle, E, like the pronator quadratus muscle of the forearm, serves rather to further the displacement of the broken ends of the bone than to hold them in situ.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise

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