circumductions

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A form of circumduction — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of circumduction
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