Medical Dictionary

excursion

noun ex·cur·sion \ik-ˈskər-zhən\

Medical Definition of EXCURSION

1
a :  a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis <excursion of the femur> b :  the distance traversed
2
:  one complete movement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)

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