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To abduct (transitive verb (clinical kinetology / neurological semiology))

Translator Priority: ⭐

Bilingual Equivalents: To abduct, To move away from the midline

DEX Definition: To perform a movement of abduction, consisting of moving a limb, a limb segment, or the eyeball away from the median axis of the body or a reference axis. In neurological and psychiatric semiology, the patient's capacity to abduct certain muscular segments is actively tested to evaluate the integrity of peripheral motor nerves, the frontal cerebral cortex, or to identify signs of catatonic or oppositionist muscular resistance (negativism).

Synonyms: to abduct, to draw away, to move outward

🏷️ Tags / Keywords: #abduce #abduction #movement #neurology #physical therapy #eyeball #catatonia #reflexes

➡️ Grammar Structure:
Tip Flexiune:Verb de conjugarea a III-a, neregulat în formele flexionare strânse (el abduce, ei abduc, participiu: abdus).
Formare:Împrumut neologic adaptat din limba latină (abducere) și franceză (abduire).
Ortografie / Pronunție:[ab-du-ce] (accentul pe penultima silabă la infinitiv)
Inflection Type:Third conjugation verb (abducts, abducted).
Formation:Derived directly from the Latin verb root 'abducere' (to lead away).
Spelling / Pronunciation:[æbˈdjuːs]

➡️ Usage Examples:

• RO: Medicul i-a cerut pacientului să abduce brațul stâng pentru a verifica funcționalitatea mușchiului deltoid. • EN: The physician asked the patient to abduct his left arm to check the functionality of the deltoid muscle.
• RO: Incapacitatea de a abduce globul ocular indică o afectare directă a căii nervoase craniene respective. • EN: The inability to abduct the eyeball indicates a direct impairment of the respective cranial nerve pathway.

🔥 Idioms & Phrases:

• RO: A abduce globul ocular • EN: To abduct the eyeball 💡 The lateral outward movement of the eye (toward the ear), controlled by the lateral rectus muscle.
• RO: Incapacitatea de a abduce • EN: Inability to abduct 💡 A partial or total motor deficit characterized by the physiological impossibility of executing the segment's outward movement.
• RO: A abduce degetul mare • EN: To abduct the thumb 💡 A basic clinical maneuver used to test the integrity of cervical nerve roots and the median nerve.