About The Word Circumduction
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Circumduction
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What's The Definition Of Circumduction?
[n] a circular movement of a limb or eye
Synonyms | Synonyms for Circumduction: Related Terms | Find terms related to Circumduction: See Also | motility | motion | move | movement Circumduction In Webster's Dictionary \Cir`cum*duc"tion\, n. [L. circumductio.]
1. A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] --Hooker.
2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] --Ayliffe.
3. (Phisiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis,
so as to describe a concial surface.
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