Definition of Pronators. Meaning of Pronators. Synonyms of Pronators

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Definition of Pronators

Pronator
Pronator Pro*na"tor, n. [NL.] (Anat.) A muscle which produces pronation.

Meaning of Pronators from wikipedia

- In medicine, pronator drift (also known as pyramidal drift) refers to a pathologic sign seen during a neurological examination. Jean Alexandre Barré is...
- Pronator teres syndrome is a compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the elbow. It is rare compared to compression at the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome)...
- extensors of the digits, a flexor of the elbow (brachioradialis), and pronators and supinators that turn the hand to face down or upwards, respectively...
- Pronator quadratus is a square-shaped muscle on the distal forearm that acts to pronate (turn so the palm faces downwards) the hand. Its fibres run perpendicular...
- The pronator teres is a muscle (located mainly in the forearm) that, along with the pronator quadratus, serves to pronate the forearm (turning it so that...
- and rounded. The lower fourth is prominent, and gives insertion to the pronator quadratus muscle, and attachment to the dorsal carpal ligament; it ends...
- descending from the eminence is a ridge which gives origin to one head of the pronator teres. Frequently, the flexor pollicis longus arises from the lower part...
- (most commonly) the radial half of the latter, and ending below in the pronator quadratus and wrist joint. Note that the median nerve supplies all flexor...
- supinator (drive a **** in with the right arm) and pronator teres and pronator quadratus the major pronators (un****) — the latter two role the radius...
- legs are secured in pronation. Elephants may also lack the pronator quadratus and pronator teres muscles or have very small ones. The circular feet of...