Word Origin and History for obtund Expand. v. c.1400, (transitive) to render dead, make dull, used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust, literally to beat against (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded.
The flexor retinaculum of foot ( laciniate ligament , internal annular ligament ) is a strong fibrous band , extending from the bony ankle prominence ( malleolus ) above , to the margin of the heelbone ( calcaneus ) below , converting a series of bony grooves in this situation into canals for the passage of the tendons of the flexor muscles and the ...
DORSIFLEXION (Flexion): dorsal flexion; movement of the top of the ankle and foot toward the anterior tibia bone. PLANTAR FLEXION (extension): movement of the ankle and foot away from the tibia. EVERSION: turning the ankle and foot outward; abduction, away from the midline; weight is on the medial edge of the foot.