Medical Terminology · Musculoskeletal System · Easy
Abduction
Meaning: Movement of a limb or body part away from the midline of the body.
In practice: Shoulder movement away from the side was painful between sixty and one hundred and twenty degrees of abduction.
Word parts
- abduct- means moving away
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