simple past tense and past participle of flexure

plural of flexure

of, or relating to, flexure

To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.

The act of bending or flexing; flexion. / A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. / (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ. / (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.

present participle of flexure

sigmoid colon

plural of sigmoid flexure

(anatomy) The sharp bend in the colon near the liver where the ascending colon and the transverse colon meet.

(anatomy) The sharp bend in the colon below the spleen where the transverse colon and the descending colon meet.