range of motion

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range of motion

[′rānj əv ′mō·shən]
(biophysics)
The degree of movement that can occur in a joint.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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