Usually means: Bending foot upward at ankle.
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  1. dorsiflexion: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (dorsiflexion)

▸ noun:  (medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction.

Similar:
dorsiflexor, dorsoflexion, lateroflexion, semiflexion, disclination, ventroflexion, anteflexion, ventroversion, lateroflexor, dorsomidline, more...

Opposite:
plantarflexion, extension, flexion

Types:
ankle dorsiflexion, toe dorsiflexion, wrist dorsiflexion, finger dorsiflexion, elbow dorsiflexion, knee dorsiflexion, hip dorsiflexion, more...

Adjectives:
passive, slight, active, excessive, full, maximum, joint, extreme, neutral, limited, maximal

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Similar:
dorsiflexor, dorsoflexion, lateroflexion, semiflexion, disclination, ventroflexion, anteflexion, ventroversion, lateroflexor, dorsomidline, more...

Opposite:
plantarflexion, extension, flexion

Types:
ankle dorsiflexion, toe dorsiflexion, wrist dorsiflexion, finger dorsiflexion, elbow dorsiflexion, knee dorsiflexion, hip dorsiflexion, more...

Adjectives:
passive, slight, active, excessive, full, maximum, joint, extreme, neutral, limited, maximal



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