circumduction

English - Turkish

Definition of circumduction in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Kol ve bacağın tepesi eklem noktasında olan, kaidesi ise uzun serbest ucu tarafından çizilen daire tarafından oluşacak bir koni çizer şekilde havada sallanması

English - English

Definition of circumduction in English English dictionary

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 or rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumductive movement

An annulling; cancellation

a circular movement of a limb or eye

The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis, so as to describe a conical surface

A leading about; circumlocution