flexure
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flex·ure
(flĕk′shər)n.
1. A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ: a flexure of the colon.
2. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.
flex′ur·al adj.
flexure
(ˈflɛkʃə)n
1. the act of flexing or the state of being flexed
2. a bend, turn, or fold
ˈflexural adj
flex•ure
(ˈflɛk ʃər)n.
1. the act of flexing or bending.
2. the state of being flexed or bent.
3. the part bent; bend.
flex′ur•al, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
2. | ![]() pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles | |
3. | flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased bending - the act of bending something flex - the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" dorsiflexion - the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) |
flexure
nounObsolete. The quality or state of being flexible:
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flex·ure
n. flexura, pliegue o doblez de una estructura u órgano;
hepatic ___ → ___ hepática, ángulo derecho del colon;
sigmoid ___ → sigmoidea, curvatura del colon que antecede al recto;
splenic ___ → ___ esplénica, ángulo izquierdo del colon.