DORSIFLEXION

dorsiflexion

(noun) the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dorsiflexion (plural dorsiflexions)

(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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