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• a variation of flection.

flexion

American  

[flek-shuhn] / ˈflɛk ʃən /

noun

1. Anatomy.

   1. the act of bending a limb.

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

2. Chiefly British. flection.

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flexion British  

/ ˈflɛkʃən /

noun

1. the act of bending a joint or limb

2. the condition of the joint or limb so bent

3. a variant spelling of flection

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• hyperflexion
  noun
• superflexion
  noun
• flexional
  adjective
• flexionless
  adjective
• overflexion
  noun

Etymology

Origin of flexion

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