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flexion
[C/U] Both
pl: flexions
In medical and anatomical settings, this term describes a specific mechanical movement that decreases the angle between two body parts. It is the clinical opposite of extension. The term carries a sterile, technical feeling, stripped of the effort or grace associated with a word like bend.
Countable when referring to a specific instance or type of bending movement. Uncountable when referring to the general biological or linguistic process of bending.