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DORSAL FLEXION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Bending the foot toward the dorsum, or upper surface of the foot ....

OBS

The term dorsiflexion, applied to the hand and its digits, is not called for. The correct corresponding term is extension.

OBS

Antonym: plantar flexion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Mouvement du pied d'avant en arrière.

OBS

Antonyme : flexion plantaire du pied.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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