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Noun: dorsiflexion  ,dor-su'flek-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: dorsiflection)
  1. The act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
    - dorsiflection

Derived forms: dorsiflexions

Type of: flexion, flexure

Encyclopedia: Dorsiflexion

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dorsad
dorsal
dorsal fin
dorsal horn
dorsal root
dorsal scapular vein
dorsal vertebra
dorsally
Dorset
dorsiflection
dorsiflexion
dorsoventral
dorsoventrally
dorsum
Dortmund
dory
Dorylinae
Doryopteris
Doryopteris pedata
DOS
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