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• flexion — flexional, adj. flexionless, adj. /flek sheuhn/, n. 1. Anat. a. the act of bending a limb. b. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent. 2. Chiefly Brit. flection (defs. 1 3). [1595 1605; < L flexion (s. of flexio) a bending, turning. See… …   Universalium

• flexion — /ˈflɛkʃən/ (say flekshuhn) noun 1. Also, flection. Anatomy a. the motion of a joint which brings the connected parts continually nearer together; the action of any flexor muscle (opposed to extension). b. the state of a part so moved. 2. →… …  

• flexion — n. (US flection) 1 a the act of bending or the condition of being bent, esp. of a limb or joint. b a bent part; a curve. 2 Gram. inflection. 3 Math. = FLEXURE. Derivatives: flexional adj. (in sense 2). flexionless adj. (in sense 2). Etymology: L… …   Useful english dictionary