Dorsiflexion vs. Flexion — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dorsiflexion and Flexion
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Definitions
Dorsiflexion
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
Flexion
The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
Dorsiflexion
The act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Flexion
The resulting condition of being bent.
Flexion
A part that is bent.
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Flexion
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
Flexion
The state of being bent or flexed.
Flexion
Deviation from straightness.
Flexion
The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Flexion
The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
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Flexion
A bending; a part bent; a fold.
Flexion
Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
Express the syntactical relations by flexion.
Flexion
The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of a joint which gives the distal member a continually decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; - distinguished from extension.
Flexion
The state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Flexion
Deviation from a straight or normal course
Flexion
Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
