dorsiflexionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdɔː.sɪˈflek.ʃən/us/ˌdɔːr.səˈflek.ʃən/specializedthe action of bending back part of the body, for example the hand
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
- anticlockwise
- aside
- back
- back and forth idiom
- backward
- backwards
- broadside
- counterclockwise
- hither and thither idiom
- retro
- right/wrong way round idiom
- side
- sideways
- stand
- stand back
- there
- there and back idiom
- to and fro
- to-ing and fro-ing
- wrong
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Examples from literature
- Murphy advises resection of the radius and ulna sufficient to admit of dorsiflexion of the joints and lengthening of the flexor tendons.
- Sinuses form, and the whole foot becomes greatly swollen and distorted by flattening of the sole and dorsiflexion of the toes.