n 1  :  the quality or state of being flexed  :  FLEXION  2  :  an anatomical turn, bend, or fold : esp  :  one of three sharp bends of the anterior part of the primary axis of the vertebrate embryo that serve to establish the relationship of the parts of the developing brain - see CEPHALIC FLEXURE CERVICAL FLEXURE HEPATIC FLEXURE PONTINE FLEXURE SIGMOID FLEXURE SPLENIC FLEXURE  flex*ur*al adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  flex·or 
 
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