flexion

[ flek-shuhn ]

noun
  1. Anatomy.

    • the act of bending a limb.

    • the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.

  2. Chiefly British. flection (defs. 1-3).

Origin of flexion

1
1595–1605; <Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō) a bending, turning. See flex1, -ion

Other words from flexion

  • flex·ion·al, adjective
  • flex·ion·less, adjective
  • hy·per·flex·ion, noun
  • o·ver·flex·ion, noun
  • su·per·flex·ion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for flexion

flexion

/ (ˈflɛkʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of bending a joint or limb

  2. the condition of the joint or limb so bent

  1. a variant spelling of flection

Derived forms of flexion

  • flexional, adjective
  • flexionless, adjective

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