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flex·ion
(flĕk′shən)n.
1. also flec·tion Anatomy
a. The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
b. The resulting condition of being bent.
2. A part that is bent.
[Latin flexiō, flexiōn-, a bending, from flexus, past participle of flectere, to bend.]
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flexion
(ˈflɛkʃən)n
1. (Physiology) the act of bending a joint or limb
2. (Physiology) the condition of the joint or limb so bent
3. a variant spelling of flection
ˈflexional adj
ˈflexionless adj
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flex•ion
(ˈflɛk ʃən)n.
1.
a. the act of bending a limb.
b. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
2. a bent part.
[1595–1605; < Latin flexiō action of bending]
flex′ion•al, adj.
flex′ion•less, adj.
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flexion
A bending or being bent, as of a joint.
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| Noun | 1. |  flexion - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| 2. | flexion - deviation from a straight or normal course deviation, difference, divergence, departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" | |
| 3. | flexion - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased bending - the act of bending something flex - the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" dorsiflexion - the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) extension - act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flex·ion
n. flexión, acto de flexionar o de ser flexionado.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
flexion
n flexión fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.