A circular or conical movement of a body part, like an arm or leg, around its point of attachment.
From Latin circumductio, the noun form of circumducere. It's a technical medical and anatomical term describing a specific type of movement.
Circumduction is unique because it actually combines four simpler movements—flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction—into one smooth circle, which is why it's the party trick of joints.
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