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body terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abduction | movement away from the midline (like stretching arms and legs out) |
| Adduction | Moving body towards the midline |
| Flexion | Reducing the angle of body parts |
| Extension | Increasing angle of a body part |
| Hyperextension | Movement past natural point |
| Rotation | Circular movement around the joint |
| Pronation | Turning body part downward |
| Supination | Turning body part upward |
| Inversion | Movement of limb inward |
| Eversion | Movement of limb outward |
| Dorsiflexion | Pointing feet upward |
| Plantar Flexion | pointing feet downward |
| Racial deviation | Turning arm towards thumb side |
| Ulnar Deviation | rotating of a body part |