With a series of nearly identical compounds, we sometimes delay the final term of the final term until the last instance, allowing the hyphen to act as a kind of place holder, as in. 1  The third- and fourth-grade teachers met with the parents. 2  Both full- and part-time employees will get raises this year.
The functions of a fixator muscle is the stabalizing of the orgin of the prime mover so that the prime mover can act more efficiently.
fixÂ·aÂ·tor. 1. A device providing rigid immobilization through external skeletal fixation by means of rods (fixators) attached to pins that are placed in or through the bone. 2. A muscle or muscle group that works to stabilize a joint or body region while other muscles initiate movement.