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detorsion en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Like detort, from Latin detorqueo.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, dated, uncountable) Alternative form of detortion.
   alt of detortion
   • But often, when thy face [i.e., that of a horse] is turned from the stable, thou hast an unaccountable desire to place it in the position occupied by thy tail: thou stoppest, coughest, shyest, and erst, with swift detorsion, turnest round, then, with sidelong glance of my magic caduceus, ominously wagging between the horizon and thy ample sides, I incite thee on, but rarely does thy pace more than trot, from home. 1835 January 23 (date written), Frederic James Post, “A Discourse Touching Rides and Riding”, in Extracts from the Diary and Other Manuscripts of the Late Frederic James Post, of Islington. […], London: […] [James Moyes] for private circulation, published 1838, →OCLC, pages 331–332:

Forms

detorsion en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From de- + torsion (reversal prefix).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The reduction of torsion, such as in correction of volvulated bowel.

Forms

Deriveds

detorse