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Movement Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |