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flexure vs dorsiflexion

dorsiflexion vs flexure

flexure and dorsiflexion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flexure Yes No No No
dorsiflexion Yes No No No
As nouns, dorsiflexion is a hyponym of flexure; that is, dorsiflexion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flexure:
  • flexure: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
  • dorsiflexion: the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Other hyponyms of flexure include flex.
flexure (noun) dorsiflexion (noun)
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Difference between flexure and dorsiflexion

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