dictionary help| torsion | medical dictionary |
1. <surgery> A type of mechanical stress, whereby the external forces (load) twist an object about its axis.
2. <ophthalmology> Any rotation of the vertical corneal meridians.
Origin: L. Torsio, torquere = to twist
(11 Mar 2008)
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