(n): the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
(n): deviation from a straight or normal course
(n): a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
(n): act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
(n): the act of bending something
Nor does this--its amazing strength, at all tend to cripple the graceful flexion of its motions ...
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 86