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Torsion
Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
turning
or
twisting
, or the
state of being
twisted
; the
twisting
or
wrenching
of a body by the
exertion
of a
lateral
force
tending
to
turn
one end or part of it about a
longitudinal
axis
, while the other is
held
fast
or
turned in
the
opposite
direction.
●
In Mathematics, Mechanics & Medicine:
That
force
with which a
thread
,
wire
, or
rod
of any
material
returns
, or
tends
to
return
, to a state of
rest
after it has been
twisted
; torsibility.
●
In Surgery:
The
stopping
of
arterial
haemorrhage
in certain
cases
, by
twisting
the
cut
end of
the artery.
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