| circumduction | 1. Movement of a part, e.g., an extremity, in a circular direction. Synonym: cycloduction. Origin: circum-+ L. Duco, pp. Ductus, to draw (05 Mar 2000) |
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| circumduction gait | Gait in which the leg is stiff, without flexion at knee and ankle, and with each step is rotated away from the body, then towards it, forming a saemicircle. Synonym: circumduction gait, spastic gait. (05 Mar 2000) |