n. The circular movement of a limb such that the distal end of the limb delineates an arc. [Latin circumductiō, circumductiōn-, act of leading around, from circumductus, past participle of circumdūcere, to lead around : circum-, circum- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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