Medical Term:
rotation
Pronunciation: rō-tā′shŭn
Definition:
- Turning or movement of a body around its axis.
- A recurrence in regular order of certain events, such as the symptoms of a periodic disease.
- In medical education, a period of time on a particular service or specialty.
[L. rotatio, fr. roto, pp. rotatus, to revolve, rotate]
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