Definition of Flexion
Flex´ion
n.
1.
The
act
of
flexing
or
bending
;
a
turning
.
2.
A
bending
;
a
part
bent
;
a
fold
.
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
.
Related Words
flection
,
flexure
,
physiological
condition
,
physiological
state
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