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A procedure to induce active foot dorsiflexion (upgoing movement of the toes); in a sitting position, the patient is asked to flex the hip (lift the thigh) against resistance; a positive response is automatic dorsiflexion of the foot at the ankle.
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| flexion |
act of binding or condition of being bent decreasing the angle between the bones forming a joint.
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| flexibility |
The ability to readily adapt to changes in position or alignment; may be expressed as normal limited, or excessive.
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| flexion |
Anterior exercises or trunk movements performed in the sagittal plane around a transverse axis.
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| flexible |
or floating exchange-rate system a system in which exchange rates are determined by market forces, the law of supply and demand, without government interference
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