In medical terms, flexion means decreasing the angle of a joint.
Flexion is the medical term meaning bent at the joint. The opposite is extension.
Articulation is the medical term meaning joint. The medical terminology combining form meaning joint is arthro-.
Arthrocentesis is the medical term meaning aspiration of fluid from a joint.
Athetosis is involuntary writhing movement at a joint.Torsion is a general technical word for twisting.Sprain is sometimes the result of twisting of a joint.Athetosis
Which type of diathrotic joint permits flexion and extension only?
Flexion is movement during which the knees or elbows are bent to decrease the angle of the joint
Flexing is the medical term meaning decreasing an angle as in bending a joint.
flexion and extension
Fibromyalgia. Rheumatoid arthritis also involves joint pain, but is not a syndrome.Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance.
A joint prosthesis is an artificial joint.
metacarpophalangeal joint
The main joint involved in flexion of the knee is the hinge joint formed by the femur and tibia. Additionally, the patellofemoral joint between the patella and femur also plays a role in knee flexion by aiding in the smooth movement of the patella during flexion.