Difference between revisions of "detorsion"

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	|etymology=Latin <i>de</i>, away from; <i>torquere</i>, to twist		|etymology=Latin <i>de</i>, away from; <i>torquere</i>, to twist
−	|definition=1. The process of twisting back or removing torsion; unwinding.	+	|definition=1. The [[process]] of twisting back or removing torsion; unwinding.
−	2. ([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) A term used to describe the reversal of torsion	+	2. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) A term used to describe the reversal of torsion
	|see also=[[orthoneury]], [[torsion]].		|see also=[[orthoneury]], [[torsion]].
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	[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]]		[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]]
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Revision as of 23:40, 13 September 2013

detorsion (noun; Latin de, away from; torquere, to twist): 1. The process of twisting back or removing torsion; unwinding.

2. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) A term used to describe the reversal of torsion

See also: orthoneury, torsion.