flexion
- (countable, uncountable) The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being bent or flexed.
- (countable, uncountable) Deviation from straightness.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflɛk.ʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flexiō, from flectō (“I bend, curve”) + -tiō, possibly via French.
displacement of the womb
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