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Definition
Abduction   moving body part away from body  
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Adduction   moving body part towards your body  
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Ambulation   act of walking  
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Atrophy   decrease in size (shrink), wasting away of tissue  
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Contracture   lack of joint mobility, caused by normal shortening of muscle  
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Deconditioning   loss of muscle strength from inactivity  
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Dorsiflexion   bending toes and foot up at ankle  
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Extension   straightening a body part  
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External rotation   turning joint outward  
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Flexion   bending a body part  
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Footdrop   the foot falls down at the ankle: permanent plantar flexion  
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Hyperextension   excessive straightening of a body part  
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Internal rotation   turning the joint inward  
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Orthostatic hypotension   abnormally low blood pressure, when the person suddenly stands up: postural hypo tension  
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Plantar flexion   the foot in bent , bending the foot down at the ankle  
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Postural hypotension   orthostatic hypotension  
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Pronation   turning the joint downward  
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Range of motion   movement of a joint to the extent possible without causing pain  
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Rotation   turning the joint  
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Supination   turning the joint upward  
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Syncope   a brief loss of consciousness, fainting  
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