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flexion

fle·xion

UK/ˈflɛk.ʃən/ US/ˈflɛkʃʌn/ uncommon dated

noun

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the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

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act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.

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