flexor digitorum superficialis

noun

A muscle in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the human forearm.

OriginLatin digitorum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A muscle in the intermediate layer of the anterior compartment of the human forearm.
  2. One of the flexor digitorum communis muscles

Origin

  1. Latinsuperficialis
  2. Latindigitorum
  3. Englishflexor digitorum superficialis

From flexor (muscle that bends) + Latin digitorum (genitive singular; literally "finger") + Latin superficialis (relating to the surface), in all, "surface bending finger muscle".

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 指淺屈肌 /指浅屈肌
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APA

flexor digitorum superficialis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexor%20digitorum%20superficialis

MLA

“flexor digitorum superficialis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexor%20digitorum%20superficialis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flexor digitorum superficialis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flexor%20digitorum%20superficialis.

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