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flexion flexure plantarflexion dorsiflexion extension

Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased WordNet 3.0

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Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts Wikidata

The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. Wiktionary

The act of bending or flexing; flexion. Wiktionary

The act of plantarflexing. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

flexion, flexure

Wikidata

dorsiflexion, extension, Hip extensors, plantarflexion

Wiktionary

flexion, flexure, plantarflexion

Wikidata Alias

plantar flexion, plantiflexion