Flexion

[flekʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.

Edited by Emily--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning.

(n.) A bending; a part bent; a fold.

(n.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.

(n.) 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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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See FLEXIBLE]

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