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Abduction
Moving away from midline of the body
Adduction
Moving toward midline of the body
Circumduction
Circular motion
Inversion
Moving inward
Eversion
Moving outward
Extension
Straightening the extremity at the joint and increasing the angle of the joint
Hyperextension
Joint bends greater than 180 degrees
Flexion
Bending the extremity at the joint and decreasing the angle of the joint
Dorsiflexion
Toes draw upward to ankle
Plantar flexion
Toes point away from ankle
Pronation
Turning or facing downward
Supination
Turning or facing upward
Protraction
Moving forward
Retraction
Moving backward
Rotation
Turning of a bone on its own long axis
Internal rotation
Turning of a bone toward the center of the body
External rotation
Turning of a bone away from the center of the body
Scoliosis
Lateral curvature of the spine
Lordosis
Anterior curvature of the spine
Kyphosis
Posterior curvature of the spine
Protade
Push out
Retract
Pull in
Anatomic Snuff Box
Hollow area on the back of the wrists
Genu valgum
Knees turn in "knock knee
"
Genu varum
Knees turn out "bowed leg"
Pes planus
Flat feet and has no arch
Pes varus
Toes point in
Pes valgus
Toes point out
Hallux valgus
Lateral deviation of the great toe
Hammer toe
Overlapping of the second toe due to hyperextension of metatarso-phalangeal joints
Plantar warts or Verruca vulgaris
Seen under callus appearing as tiny dark spot
Corn
Painful thickenings of the skin over the prominence
Callus
Non-painful thickening of the skin over the pressure points