# flexor digitorum superficialis

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flexor-digitorum-superficialis