circumduction
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -ʌkʃən
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix).
Noun edit
circumduction (uncountable)
- (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.
- Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.
Derived terms edit
- circumduct (verb)
Translations edit
Translations
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Etymology 2 edit
From circumduce + -tion.
Noun edit
circumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)
- (Scots law) The act of circumducing.
References edit
- Anatomical terms of motion. (2008, February 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:23, March 28, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anatomical_terms_of_motion&oldid=194373387
- “circumduction”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
circumduction f (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)
Further reading edit
- “circumduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.