FLEXION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flexion mean? 

• FLEXION (noun)
  The noun FLEXION has 3 senses:

1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

2. deviation from a straight or normal course

3. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

  Familiarity information: FLEXION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLEXION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being flexed (as of a joint)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

flection; flexion; flexure

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deviation from a straight or normal course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

flection; flexion; inflection

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

departure; deviation; difference; divergence (a variation that deviates from the standard or norm)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

flexion; flexure

Hypernyms ("flexion" is a kind of...):

bending (the act of bending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flexion"):

flex (the act of flexing)

dorsiflexion (the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part))

Antonym:

extension (act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb)

 Context examples 

The response is characterized by the infant's arms symmetrically spreading out to the side and then back to the midline, and involuntarily flexion of the fingers and toes.

(Moro Reflex, NCI Thesaurus)

Its action involves the knee flexion and hip extension.

(Biceps Femoris, NCI Thesaurus)

The initial brief tonic phase is marked by trunk flexion followed by diffuse extension of the trunk and extremities.

(Grand Mal Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Its action involves the plantar flexion of the foot.

(Gastrocnemius Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

Its action involves flexion, medial rotation, and adduction of the humerus.

(Pectoralis Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

A component of the Apgar score, it is the numerical value assigned to an assessment of the residual muscle tension of a neonate. 0 = flaccid; 1 = flexion of extremities; 2 = active motion.

(Muscle Tone Score, NCI Thesaurus)

The deltoid muscle is innervated by the brachial plexus arising from the fifth and sixth cervical nerves and controls abduction, extension, flexion, and rotation of the arm.

(Deltoid, NCI Thesaurus)