flexion
Americannoun
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Anatomy.
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the act of bending a limb.
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the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
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Chiefly British. flection.
noun
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the act of bending a joint or limb
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the condition of the joint or limb so bent
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a variant spelling of flection
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Origin of flexion
1595–1605; < Latin flexiōn- (stem of flexiō ) a bending, turning. See flex 1, -ion
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Flexion, or bending, occurs when the angle between the bones decreases.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Zilretta developer Flexion Therapeutics Inc., based in Burlington, Mass., studied the drug in Phase 3 clinical trials comparing Zilretta to a placebo and an immediate-release corticosteroid.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2018
Flexion of the knee is initiated by a slight lateral rotation of the femur on the tibia, which “unlocks” the knee.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Climbing, perching and ground-running Mesozoic birds and other theropods Flexion in the foot of Deinonychus as reconstructed by Fowler et al.
From Scientific American • Dec. 18, 2012
The act of restoring a limb, etc., to its natural position after it has been flexed, or bent; the opposite of Flexion.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
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