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flexure

/'flɛkʃər/

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noun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
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"a flexure of the colon"

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bend crease crimp fold plication

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angularity angular shape
noun
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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flexion

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bending
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the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
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flection flexion

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physiological condition physiological state physical condition

Definition that contains flexure

rectum the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
sigmoid of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
unbend free from flexure
sigmoidal of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine