— flexional , adj. — flexionless , adj.
/flek"sheuhn/ , n.
1. Anat.
a. the act of bending a limb.
b. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
2. Chiefly Brit. flection (defs. 1-3).
[ 1595-1605; flexion- (s. of flexio ) a bending, turning. See FLEX 1 , -ION ]