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