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Movement Terms
Term | Definition |
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Abduction | movement away from the midline |
Adduction | movement toward the midline |
circumduction | circular movement at a joint |
depression | movement down |
dorsiflexion | movement in the ankle toward the body |
elevation | movement upward |
eversion | movement in the ankle away from the midline |
extension | increasing the angle of a joint |
External rotation | rotation away from the midline |
Flexion | decreasing the angle of the joint |
hyperextension | movement past normal ROM |
internal rotation | rotation toward the midline |
lateral flexion | leaning away from the midline |
opposition | bringing pinky and thumb together |
plantarflexion | movement in the ankle away from the body |
pronation | rotating the palm down |
prone | lying face down |
radial deviation | movement in the wrist toward the thumb side |
rotation | movement on an axis |
supination | rotating palm up |
supine | lying face up |
ulnar deviation | movement in the wrist toward the pinky side |