flexion
(flek′shŏn)
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[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.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Flexion." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742760/all/flexion.
Flexion. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742760/all/flexion. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Flexion. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742760/all/flexion
Flexion [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742760/all/flexion.
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