pronator


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pro·na·tor

 (prō′nā′tər)
n.
A muscle that effects or assists in pronation.
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pronator

(prəʊˈneɪtə)
n
(Anatomy) any muscle whose contractions produce or affect pronation
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pro•na•tor

(ˈproʊ neɪ tər, proʊˈneɪ-)

n.
any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
[1720–30]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pronator - a muscle that produces or assists in pronationpronator - a muscle that produces or assists in pronation
muscle, musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
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While in the waiting room of the ED, he suddenly develops a left-sided facial droop, drooling, lack of sensation to the left side of his face, slurred speech, and left-sided pronator drift.
The patient had subjective sensory deficits in the right upper and lower extremities, mild dysarthria and pronator drift.
Physical examination revealed dysarthria with a left facial droop and left-sided pronator drift.
There are several anatomic blocks that can be encountered when attempting a reduction including impaction of the ulnar head, spasm of the pronator quadratus, and interposition of the torn triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) [3-5].