Supinator (Noun)
Meaning
A muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The forearm's supinator muscle plays a crucial role in rotating the palm upwards to face the front or upwards in motions like using a screwdriver.
- After identifying the tendons attached to it, the doctor determined that the damage to the patient's wrist involved the supinator muscle.
- A thorough understanding of the supinator is important for occupations that involve repetitive gripping and twisting, such as mechanics and carpenters.
- Supinator strains are most common in athletes who participate in sports requiring rapid supination movements, such as tennis players and gymnasts.
- The physical therapist diagnosed the pain in her forearm as being caused by an overly developed biceps brachii and a weak supinator muscle that caused supination to become unbalanced.