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Flexion vs Camptocormia - What's the difference?

flexion | camptocormia |

As nouns the difference between flexion and camptocormia

is that flexion is inflection while camptocormia is (medicine) an abnormal posture characterized by forward flexion of the spine.

flexion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint. The counteraction of extension.

    • Related terms

    * anteflexion * circumflexion * deflexion * demiflexion * dorsiflexion * genuflexion * hyperflexion * inflexion ? ** plane inflexion ** point of inflexion * introflexion * lateriflexion * lateroflexion * overflexion * reflexion * retroflexion * semiflexion * superflexion ----

    camptocormia

    English

    (wikipedia camptocormia)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (medicine) An abnormal posture characterized by forward flexion of the spine