flex´ion|less

flex´ion|less
flex|ion «FLEHK shuhn», noun.
1. Physiology. a) the bending of a joint in the body by the action of the flexors. b) a being bent in this way.
2. Especially British. = flection (defs. 1,2). (Cf.flection)
[earlier spelling of flection]
flex´ion|less, adjective.

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