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(flek′shŏn )
[L. flexio, stem flexion-, a bend, bending]
1. The act of bending or state of being bent.
SEE: antecurvature; SEE: dorsiflexion; SEE: extension (2)
2. Decrease in the angle between the bones forming a joint.
Flexion that decreases the angle between the palm and the anterior forearm.
Flexion that decreases the angle between the sole of the foot and the back of the leg, as when or standing on the tiptoe.
Flexion of the hand toward the volar (palmar) surface of the forearm.
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