dorsiflexion

dorsiflexion
Flexion in the dorsal direction

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  • Dorsiflexión — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Dorsiflexión o flexión dorsal es el movimiento que reduce el ángulo entre el pie y la pierna en el cual los dedos del pie se acercan a la espinilla. el movimiento opuesto se llama flexión plantar. Ocurre en el… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Dorsiflexion — Tibialis anterior muscle labeled at top center, and extensor muscles labeled at right. Dorsiflexion is the movement which decreases the angle between the dorsum (superior surface) of the foot and the leg, so that the toes are brought closer to… …   Wikipedia

  • dorsiflexion — Upward movement (extension) of the foot or toes or of the hand or fingers. * * * dor·si·flex·ion .dȯr sə flek shən n flexion in a dorsal direction esp flexion of the foot in an upward direction compare PLANTAR FLEXION * * * n …   Medical dictionary

  • Dorsiflexion — Flexion Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dorsiflexion — /dawr seuh flek sheuhn/, n. Anat. flexion toward the back. [1815 25; dorsiflex to bend backward (DORSI + FLEX) + ION] * * * …   Universalium

  • dorsiflexion — n. act of bending toward the back …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dorsiflexion — dor·si·flex·ion …   English syllables

  • dorsiflexion — n. backward flexion of the foot or hand or their digits; i.e. bending towards the upper surface …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • dorsiflexion — /dɔsiˈflɛkʃən/ (say dawsee flekshuhn) noun the upward movement of the foot so that the toes are back towards the shin. Compare plantarflexion. {dorsi + flexion} …  

  • dorsiflexion — noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) • Hypernyms: ↑flexion, ↑flexure * * * noun see dorsiflex * * * /dawr seuh flek sheuhn/, n. Anat. flexion toward the back. [1815 25; dorsiflex to bend backward (DORSI + FLE …   Useful english dictionary

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