circumduction
nounEtymology From circumduce + -tion.
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The act of circumducing.
circumduction
nounUK /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ · US /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.
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Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences 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 and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.
- Derived terms
- circumduct