- swing gait
- a gait in which the lower body is swung between the crutches at each step; see swing-through g. and swing-to g.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
swing gait
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swing´ing|ness — swing|ing «SWIHNG ihng», adjective. 1. moving freely in either direction upon a fixed center or axis, as a stool or a door. 2. moving or proceeding with a swing, as a pace or gait, or a rhythm in verse or music. 3. Slang. up to date and lively,… … Useful english dictionary
swing´ing|ly — swing|ing «SWIHNG ihng», adjective. 1. moving freely in either direction upon a fixed center or axis, as a stool or a door. 2. moving or proceeding with a swing, as a pace or gait, or a rhythm in verse or music. 3. Slang. up to date and lively,… … Useful english dictionary
swing|ing — «SWIHNG ihng», adjective. 1. moving freely in either direction upon a fixed center or axis, as a stool or a door. 2. moving or proceeding with a swing, as a pace or gait, or a rhythm in verse or music. 3. Slang. up to date and lively, especially… … Useful english dictionary
swing — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a to and fro or curving motion, as of an object attached at one end and hanging free at the other. 2 intr. & tr. a sway. b hang so as to be free to sway. c oscillate… … Useful english dictionary
swing — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Ferris wheel, Long Melford, Zeitgeist, accent, accentuation, acid rock, act, acting, action, activism, activity, air space, alternate, amble, amphibrach, amphimacer, ample scope, anacrusis, anapest,… … Moby Thesaurus
swing-through gait — a gait in which the crutches are advanced and then the legs are swung past them … Medical dictionary
swing-to gait — a gait in which the crutches are advanced and the legs are swung to the same point … Medical dictionary
gait — Synonyms and related words: amble, bat, career, celerity, clip, drag, droop, flounce, gallop, hitch, hobble, jog, lick, limp, lock step, lurch, mince, mincing steps, pace, paddle, piaffer, prance, progress, quickness, rack, rapidity, rate, roll,… … Moby Thesaurus
swing phase — that part of the gait cycle in which the foot does not touch the floor and the opposite leg bears the body weight, comprising acceleration, swing through, and deceleration … Medical dictionary
gait cycle — the series of movements of the leg and foot between one touch of the heel on the ground and the next time the same heel touches. See also stance phase and swing phase, under phase … Medical dictionary
