circumduction

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɜː.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɝ.kəmˈdʌk.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ʌkʃən === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin circumductiō (“a leading or conducting around”), from circumdūcō (“to lead or draw around”) +‎ -tiō (nominal suffix). Equivalent to circumduct +‎ -ion. ==== Noun ==== circumduction (uncountable) (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. ===== Derived terms ===== circumduct (verb) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From circumduce + -tion. ==== Noun ==== circumduction (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions) (Scots law) The act of circumducing. === References === “circumduction”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siʁ.kɔm.dyk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === circumduction f (countable and uncountable, plural circumductions) circumduction === Further reading === “circumduction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012