circumduction
UK /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ US /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
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 and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.
noun
1
The act of circumducing.
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