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DORSIFLEXION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dorsiflexion mean?
• DORSIFLEXION (noun)
The noun DORSIFLEXION has 1 sense:
1. the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Familiarity information: DORSIFLEXION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dorsiflexion" is a kind of...):
flexion; flexure (act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased)
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