flexion
flexion Lexical Profile
flexion Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action of bending a limb or joint, especially so as to decrease the angle between the bones or parts involved.
"The physical therapist measured the patient's knee flexion to track her recovery after surgery."
A bent or curved part, state, or fold.
"The subtle flexion in the metal rod indicated where the heaviest load had been placed."
The modification of a word to express different grammatical categories such as tense, case, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and mood; inflection.
"Old English relied heavily on noun and verb flexion to indicate grammatical relationships within a sentence."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'flection' is an accepted variant for general bending, 'flexion' is the overwhelmingly preferred spelling in anatomy, kinesiology, and physical therapy to describe the bending of a joint.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin flexio, meaning 'a bending or turning,' derived from the verb flectere ('to bend').