circumduct

== English == === Etymology === From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”). === Verb === circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted) (anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed. (obsolete) To lead about or astray. (law, obsolete) To contravene; to nullify. (law) Alternative form of circumduce (“to close a case to further proof”). ==== Related terms ==== circumduction circumductory