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Motion, range of
The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury, the knee may for example lack 10 degrees of full extension
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- Position, anatomical See: Anatomical position
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- Smallpox vaccination of eye See Vaccinia keratitis
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- Orthopod Slang for orthopedist.