circumduction en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
Deriveds
Translations (5)
es circunducción (Translations) · fr circumduction (Translations) · hi पर्यावर्तन (Translations) · it circonduzione (Translations) · ro circumducție (Translations)