flexionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈflek.ʃən/us/ˈflek.ʃən/specializedthe act of bending an arm, leg, etc. or of tightening a muscle:
After physiotherapy, the shoulder flexion significantly increased.
hip flexion
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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