Lexic.us

Definition of Flexion

1. Noun. The state of being flexed (as of a joint).

2. Noun. Deviation from a straight or normal course.

3. Noun. Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.

Definition of Flexion

1. n. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.

Definition of Flexion

1. Noun. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension. ¹

2. Noun. (alternative spelling of flection) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flexion

1. flection [n -S] - See also: flection

Medical Definition of Flexion

1. A displacement of the uterus in which the organ is bent so far forward or backward that an acute angle forms between the fundus and the cervix. Origin: L. Flexio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flexion

flexible flexible collodion flexible joint flexible sigmoidoscope flexible sigmoidoscopy flexibleness flexibles flexibly flexicostate flexicurity

flexihours flexile fleximeter flexing flexings flexion (current term) flexion crease flexional flexions flexitarian

flexitarianism flexitarians flexitime flexitimes flexo flexodomain flexodomains flexoelectric flexoelectricity flexographic

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