Etymology

circumduction

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin circumductiō
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circumduction · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcircumductiō“a leading or conducting around”
  2. English todaycircumduction

Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) + -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct + -ion.

circumduction · noun2

From circumduce + -tion.

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