circumduction

• Substantivo que designa o movimento circular de um membro ou do olho, geralmente resultante da combinação de flexão, extensão, abdução e adução.

A noun referring to a circular movement of a limb or eye, typically involving a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.

1. Circular movement of a limb or eyeC2formalmedical

   A conical movement of a body part, such as an arm, leg, or eye, where the distal end moves in a circle while the proximal end remains relatively fixed.

   Movimento circular de um membro ou do olho

   • The physical therapist instructed the patient to perform circumduction of the shoulder joint.
   • Circumduction of the eye is a complex movement involving multiple extraocular muscles.
   • The athlete's injury limited the range of circumduction in his hip.