English-Finnish translations for circumduction

Definition of circumduction

• The circular 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
• The act of circumducing

Examples

• Windmilling the arms and rotating the hand from the wrist are examples of circumduction.

Related words

• circum
• circumcision
• circumstance
• circumvent
• circumflex
• circumference
• circumspect
• circumstances
• circumcise
• circumlocution