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eversion

noun/ɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/

C1CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The movement of turning the sole of the foot outwards, away from the midline.

Weak eversion after the sprain predisposed the ankle to rolling inwards again.

Topic: Physiotherapy in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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