What's the difference between flexure and fluxure?

Flexure


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
  • (n.) A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
  • (n.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
  • (n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This ranged from heads inclined at a slight angle to the tail through to complete flexure.
  • (2) This report presents a patient with a tumor of the splenic flexure invading the diaphragm, greater curvature of the stomach, splenic hilum, and tail of the pancreas.
  • (3) These results confirm the success of sphincter-saving anterior resection combined with total mesorectal excision, routine full mobilization of the splenic flexure and cancercidal lavage of the distal rectum in the treatment of low rectal carcinomas; morbidity, local recurrence and survival are not compromised.
  • (4) In 1 case epidermoid epithelial metaplasia were found in the splenic flexure and in the rectum.
  • (5) Surgery of the perforated caecum and ampulla recti was carried out during the first 24 hours, and that of the sigmoid flexure on the seventh day.
  • (6) Flexural and torsional testing revealed that the use of an inclined lag screw or a prebent plate increases stability compared to the one achieved with an exactly contoured plate alone.
  • (7) Peritoneal signs warranted early laparotomy, which revealed coagulation necrosis of the anus, rectum, and colon up to the hepatic flexure without any free perforation.
  • (8) A llama, a miniature horse, and a miniature donkey with severe bilateral congenital flexural deformities of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints were treated successfully by arthrodesis with dynamic compression plating or external skeletal fixation.
  • (9) A suubsequent elective segmental distal transverse and descending colectomy revealed chronic ulcerative colitis; localized marked inflammatory giant pseudopolyp formation near the splenic flexure was responsible for the bleeding.
  • (10) In all the animals, enterokinase values were unequivocally the highest in the duodenal mucosa; in the other intestinal segments it displayed a marked aboral decrease, so that we found about 30% of duodenal activity in the jejunum, trace amounts in the ileum and zero values in the caecum and the sigmoid flexure.
  • (11) A study of the biaxial flexure strengths of polished vs. glazed specimens is needed to verify that current laboratory methods are appropriate for planned fatigue studies.
  • (12) The development of ciliary folds begins at the stage 45 by the flexure of the external layer in the ciliary zone.
  • (13) The lesions are predominant in the transverse colon and at the splenic flexure.
  • (14) The ceramic veneering had worse results only in the flexural strength test compared with the two bonding systems.
  • (15) The creep rates of six alloys for porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) restorations were determined as a function of flexural stress and temperature.
  • (16) This study tested the load transfer effectiveness of cast-joined structures under flexural loading conditions.
  • (17) The normal duodenojejunal flexure was found to be readily displaceable in neonates and could be pushed to the right of the spine in over two-thirds of patients less than 4 months old.
  • (18) Radical tumour resection requires complete mobilisation of the left colonic flexure, high ligature of the inferior mesenteric artery, and--in cases of extraperitoneal tumours--dissection along the fascias.
  • (19) The hernia contained the terminal ileum (20 cm) with caecum, part of the appendix, the ascending colon, hepatic flexure and the first third of the transverse colon.
  • (20) ISO or HSO were created 40 cm from the pelvic flexure and maintained for 60 mins under general anaesthesia.

Fluxure


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality of being fluid.
  • (n.) Fluid matter.

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