Definition of circumduction Circumduction
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What does circumduction mean?
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NounPlural: circumductions |
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| circumduction - a circular movement of a limb or eye |
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- circumduction (Noun)
The circular or, more precisely, conical movement of a body part, such as a ball-and-socket joint or the eye. It consists of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction. "Windmilling" the arms or rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumductive movement.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- circumduction (n.)
A leading about; circumlocution. - circumduction (n.)
An annulling; cancellation. - circumduction (n.)
The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a concial surface.
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circumduction
A rotation movement about an axis or a central point.
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🔤- circumduction, noun, singular of circumductions / circumductia.
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