flexure
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.flex·ure
noun \ˈflek-shər\Definition of FLEXURE
See First Known Use of FLEXURE
1592
flex·ure
noun \ˈflek-shər\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FLEXURE
1
: the quality or state of being flexed : flexion
2
: an anatomical turn, bend, or fold; especially : 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 \-shər-əl\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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