1. also flec·tion Anatomy.
   1. The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
   2. The resulting condition of being bent.
2. A part that is bent.

[Latin flexiō, flexiōn-, a bending, from flexus, past participle of flectere, to bend.]

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