Definition of Intorsion. Meaning of Intorsion. Synonyms of Intorsion

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Definition of Intorsion

Intorsion
Intorsion In*tor"sion, n. [L. intortio a curling, crisping: cf. F. intorsion. See Intort, and cf. Intortion.] 1. A winding, bending, or twisting. 2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.

Meaning of Intorsion from wikipedia

- away from the center of the body. Internal rotation (medial rotation or intorsion) is rotation towards the axis of the body, carried out by internal rotators...
- lateral rectus. The primary (main) action of the superior oblique muscle is intorsion (internal rotation), the secondary action is depression (primarily in...
- elevation of the eyeball) and (2) rotation in the plane of the face (intorsion and extorsion of the eyeball). The body of the superior oblique muscle...
- ahead), its primary function is elevation, although it also contributes to intorsion and adduction. It is ****ociated with a number of medical conditions, and...
- Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Sartorius of eyeball (motion is also called "intorsion" or incyclotorsion) Superior rectus muscle Superior oblique muscle List...
- elevation Infraduction / deosumduction / depression Incycloduction / intorsion Excycloduction / extorsion The forced duction test is performed in order...
- environment remains unchanged—vertical things remain vertical. Weakness of intorsion results in torsional diplopia, in which two different visual fields, tilted...
- The superior oblique muscle is involved in depression, abduction, and intorsion of the eye. When the trochlear nerve is damaged, the eye is extorted because...
- rotate the eye along its axis in the orbit medially, which is called intorsion, and is a component of focusing the eyes on an object close to the face...
- and therefore is not affected by the local anesthesia. As a result, intorsion of the eye is still possible. It also provides sensory anesthesia of the...