Medical dictionary

Proximal

Proximal means closer to the reference point. For example, the knee is more proximal than the foot – it is closer…

Lasegue test was named after French doctor of medicine Charles Lasègue (1816 – 1883). The patient is on…

Flexion means bending in the joint – for example, if you clench your fist, you flexed your fingers. Bending the knee…

Extension is a movement occurring in the joint – for example, straightening the leg from the flexed knee position…

Distal signifies the distance from reference point being compared. The foot is more distal from the knee, in reference to the…

Anterior signifies the front of the frontal plane, in reference to the observed object. Opposite would be posterior.

Adduction is moving the extremity towards the central line, occurring in the joint. Opposite would be abduction

Abduction is moving the extremity away from the central line, occurring in the joint. Opposite would be adduction Hip abduction

Posterior means behind the object in the frontall plane. Opposite would be anterior.