About The Word Flexion
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Flexion
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What's The Definition Of Flexion?
[n] act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
[n] deviation from a straight or normal course [n] the state of being flexed (as of a joint) Synonyms | Synonyms for Flexion: flection | flection | flexure | flexure | inflection Related Terms | Find terms related to Flexion: See Also | bending | departure | deviation | difference | divergence | dorsiflexion | flex | physiological condition | physiological state Flexion In Webster's Dictionary \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of
a joint which gives the distal member a continually
decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; --
distinguished from extension.
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