Retraction (disambiguation) — A retraction is a public statement made to correct a previously made statement that was incorrect, invalid, or in error.Retraction may also refer to * Deformation retract or absolute retract, subjects in mathematical topology * Retract (category… … Wikipedia
Depression (kinesiology) — Depression, in kinesiology, is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction. It is the opposite of elevation. This term is often applied to the shoulders (e.g. dropping them to a normal condition after shrugging them would… … Wikipedia
Thought Field Therapy — Thought Field Therapy, or TFT, is an alternative treatment developed by an American psychologist, Roger Callahan, Ph.D. Its proponents say that it can heal of a variety of mental and physical ailments through specialized tapping with the fingers… … Wikipedia
Joint — For other uses, see Joint (disambiguation). Typical Joint A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact.[1] They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally … Wikipedia
Ligament — Diagram of the right knee. Typical joint In … Wikipedia
Dorsiflexion — Tibialis anterior muscle labeled at top center, and extensor muscles labeled at right. Dorsiflexion is the movement which decreases the angle between the dorsum (superior surface) of the foot and the leg, so that the toes are brought closer to… … Wikipedia
Synovial joint — Typical Joint A Synovial joint, also known as a diarthrosis, is the most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal. As with most other joints, synovial joints achieve movement at the point of contact of the articulating bones … Wikipedia
Gomphosis — The permanent teeth, viewed from the right. Latin syndesmosis dentoalveolaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Syndesmosis — Gray s subject #70 285 A syndesmosis is slightly movable articulation where the contiguous bony surfaces are united by an interosseous ligament, as in the inferior tibiofibular articulation. It comes from the Greek σύν, syn (meaning with ) and… … Wikipedia
Meniscus (anatomy) — For other uses, see Meniscus, Lens (optics)#Types of simple lenses, and Meniscus Film Festival. Meniscus (anatomy) Head of right tibia seen from above, showing menisci and attachments of ligaments … Wikipedia
