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flexure
noun flex·ure \ˈflek-shər\
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flexure
noun flex·ure \ˈflek-shər\
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\ adjective
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