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語源 1

Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) +‎ -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct +‎ -ion.

名詞

circumduction (uncountable)

1. (anatomy) 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.

派生語

• circumduct (verb)

語源 2

From circumduce +‎ -tion.

名詞

circumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions)

1. (Scots law) The act of circumducing.

参照

• 2008 February 27, Wikipedia contributors, “Anatomical terms of motion#Other special motions”, in English Wikipedia‎, Wikimedia Foundation, revision 194373387:
• “circumduction”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.