flexion
noun
- a bending movement around a joint in a limb (such as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈflɛk.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.
- The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- The state of being bent or flexed.
- Deviation from straightness.
- The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.