'Flexion' definitions:

Definition of 'flexion'

From: WordNet
noun
The state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection, flexion]
noun
Deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: inflection, flection, flexion]
noun
Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn: flexion, flexure] [ant: extension]

Definition of 'Flexion'

From: GCIDE
  • Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
  • 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. [1913 Webster]
  • Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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