Terms for anatomical movements
A number of terms are used to describe anatomical movement or resiting:
- flexion
- extension
- lateral flexion
- abduction
- adduction
- opposition
- reposition
- anteversion
- inversion
- eversion
- supination
- pronation
- protraction
- retraction
- elevation
- depression
- circumduction
- rotation
- orthograde
- retrograde
- prolapse
- herniation
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