Definition of Flexion. Meaning of Flexion. Synonyms of Flexion

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Definition of Flexion

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

Meaning of Flexion from wikipedia

- of flexion. When a person is sitting down, the knees are flexed. When a joint can move forward and backward, such as the neck and trunk, flexion is movement...
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- Flexion, in anatomy, a position made possible by the joint angle decreasing Femtosecond Lenticule EXtraction, a form of refractive eye surgery Flex circuit...
- are hardened by contraction during flexion. P****ive flexion (forearm is pushed against the upper arm with flexors relaxed) is limited to 160° by the bony...
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- upper joints of the leg flex, while avoiding flexion of the fetlock joint or significant pressure on the flexor tendons. A flexion test that produces lameness...
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- only movements permitted in the interphalangeal joints are flexion and extension. Flexion is more extensive, about 100°, in the PIP joints and slightly...