flexion

CEFRC2

/ˈflɛk.ʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of bending a joint or body part.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Deviation from straightness.

Examples

  • The doctor examined the flexion of her knee.

  • The exercise requires deep flexion of the knee joint.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being bent or flexed.

  2. The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.

  3. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.

More examples

In context

  • Flexion of the wrist was limited.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Physical therapy focused on knee blank, restoring the ability to bend the leg after injury.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“to bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French. By surface analysis, flex + -ion.