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 movements permitted in this joint are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction.
- The movements permitted in the vertebral column are: flexion, extension, lateral movement, circumduction, and rotation.
- The movements admissible in joints may be divided into four kinds: gliding and angular movements, circumduction, and rotation.
- The movements of the hip are very extensive, and consist of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction, and rotation.
- This articulation admits of a limited amount of motion in nearly every directionupward, downward, backward, forward, as well as circumduction.
- The movements are the same as in the preceding form; that is to say, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction are allowed; but no axial rotation.
- In this articulation the movements permitted are flexion and extension in the plane of the palm of the hand, abduction and adduction in a plane at right angles to the palm, circumduction, and opposition.
- In this form of joint, an ovoid articular surface, or condyle, is received into an elliptical cavity in such a manner as to permit of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction, but no axial rotation.
- The movements which occur in these joints are flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction; the movements of abduction and adduction are very limited, and cannot be performed when the fingers are flexed.
- Also, there exists lameness which is characterized by an apparent inability to flex the leg, and there is circumduction of the leg as it is advanced because in this way little if any flexion of the carpus (which increases pain) is necessary.
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