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flectional

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flec⋅tion

  [flek-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of bending.
2. the state of being bent.
3. a bend; bent part.
4. Anatomy. flexion.
5. Grammar. inflection (def. 2).
Also, especially British, flexion (for defs. 1–3).

Origin:
< L flexiōn- (s. of flexiō) a bending, turning, change. See flex, -ion

Related forms:
flec⋅tion⋅al, adjective
flec⋅tion⋅less, adjective
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flec·tion   (flěk'shən)   
n.  Variant of flexion.
flec'tion·al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: flection
variant of FLEXION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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