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flexure [′flek·shər] (embryology) A sharp bend of the anterior part of the primary axis of the vertebrate embryo. (geology) A broad, domed structure. A fold. (mechanics) The deformation of any beam subjected to a load. Any deformation of an elastic body in which the points originally lying on any straight line are displaced to form a plane curve. (vertebrate zoology) The last joint of a bird's wing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Compared to a conventional colonoscope in the bench studies, the Navigator Endoscopy System applied significantly less force to the colon wall at the sigmoid flexure, which is the primary location of looping in colonoscopy. |
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