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Flexion   /flˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Flexion

noun
1.
The state of being flexed (as of a joint).  Synonyms: flection, flexure.
2.
Deviation from a straight or normal course.  Synonyms: flection, inflection.
3.
Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.  Synonym: flexure.



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"Flexion" Quotes from Famous Books



... that the best results are obtained when those exercises which affect the extensor muscles chiefly are followed by those affecting the flexors; i. e., flexion should always be followed by extension, or vice versa. It is also advisable that a movement requiring a considerable amount of muscular exertion should be followed by one in which this exertion is reduced to a minimum. As a rule, especially in the setting-up exercises, one portion ...
— Manual of Military Training - Second, Revised Edition • James A. Moss



Words linked to "Flexion" :   physiological state, deviation, difference, physiological condition, physical condition, departure, extension, divergence, bending, flex



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