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dorsiflexion
 

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Noun dorsiflexion has 1 sense
  1. dorsiflexion - the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
    --1 is a kind of     flexion, flexure

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Dorsiflexion

Noun: The upward movement of the foot at the ankle joint.

Example sentence: He performed dorsiflexion exercises to strengthen his ankle after the injury.

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Verb: To flex or move the foot upward at the ankle joint.

Example sentence: The physical therapist instructed her to dorsiflex her foot to relieve the tension in her calf muscles.

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Adjective: Describing the position when the foot is flexed upward at the ankle joint.

Example sentence: The dorsiflexion position of her foot helped stretch and relax the muscles in her lower leg.

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