dorsiflex

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verb

To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

verbdorsiflex (third-person singular simple present dorsiflexes, present participle dorsiflexing, simple past and past participle dorsiflexed)

present singular third person dorsiflexes · participle present dorsiflexing · participle past dorsiflexed · past dorsiflexed · alternative dorsiflect

  1. anatomyTo flex a limb in a dorsal direction.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 背屈
  • 背屈 (bèiqū)flex a limb
Finnish taivuttaa dorsaalisesti
  • taivuttaa dorsaalisestiflex a limb
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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