pronator
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈproʊneɪtər/
- Specialized
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pronador
- The physical therapist explained that a strong pronator can help prevent injuries during exercise.
Examples
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If you see about half of your arch, you have the most common foot type and are considered a normal pronator.
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Regular Movement: running shoes, for example, the company is over; it's fair for some nominal over-pronator what individuals must balance and additionally useful attenuation have.
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Access to the standard keyboard also required that the pronator muscles be maintained for prolonged periods in a shortened position (40).
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As a normal pronator, you can wear just about any shoe, but you may be best suited to a stability shoe that provides moderate arch support (or medial stability).
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Herndon, 27, pitched in just five games in 2012 with the Phillies before suffering a flexor pronator strain in his pitching elbow, which led to Tommy John surgery in June.
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As a normal pronator, your foot rolls inward slightly when you run, which can improve stability.
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Runners should know if they are a pronator to choose the right type of running shoes.
Synonyms
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5.8
A muscle that makes a bone or joint turn, for example in the shoulder
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pronator comes from the Latin root pronus meaning 'bent forward' and is related to the English word prone meaning 'lying face down', while the ending -ator means 'one who does'. So a pronator is the muscle that turns the forearm or palm to face down.