Found 2 items, similar to flexion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: flexion flexion n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure, flection] 2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn: inflection, flection] 3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn: flexure] [ant: extension]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Flexion Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning. [1913 Webster] 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. [1913 Webster] Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]