circumduction

(noun)

A conical movement of a body part consisting of a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.

Related Terms

Examples of circumduction in the following topics:

  • Movement at Synovial Joints

    • There are several different types of angular movements, including flexion, extension, hyperextension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction.
    • Circumduction is the movement of a limb in a circular motion, as in swinging an arm around .
    • Circumduction is the movement of the limb, hand, or fingers in a circular pattern, using the sequential combination of flexion, adduction, extension, and abduction motions.
    • Adduction/abduction and circumduction take place at the shoulder, hip, wrist, metacarpophalangeal, and metatarsophalangeal joints.

  • Types of Synovial Joints

    • Some classifications make a distinction between condyloid and ellipsoid joints, but both allow flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction movements.