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Circumduction

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Circumduction may refer to:
  • Circumduction (anatomy)
    Circumduction (anatomy)
    In anatomy, circumduction means to move a limb in a circular manner.Circumduction is defined as the movement pattern which is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction. It occurs at synovial joints where a circle can be described by the body part. True circumduction can only...

    , the circular movement of a limb
  • Circumduction (rhetoric), an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech