circumduction
IPA: sɝkʌmdˈʌkʃʌn
noun
- (anatomy) 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.
- (Scotland, law) The act of circumducing.
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Examples of "circumduction" in Sentences
- The patient uses circumduction to compensate for gluteal weakness.
- In anatomy, circumduction means to move a limb in a circular manner.
- In anatomy, 'circumduction' means to move a limb in a circular manner.
- To dance them you need to consider the moments of transfer of body weight occur with movement of tilt and circumduction head.
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