circumduction

[,sə:kəm'dʌkʃən]
  • n. [生理] 环行(运动)

英英释义


1. a circular movement of a limb or eye

英文词源


circumduction (n.)
1570s, from Latin circumductionem (nominative circumductio), noun of action from past participle stem of circumducere "to lead around, move or drive around," from circum "around" (see circum-) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Related: Circumduce.