ACAMATUS
\ɐkˈamatəs], \ɐkˈamatəs], \ɐ_k_ˈa_m_a_t_ə_s]\
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This word has been sometimes used for a good constitution of the body. According to Galen, it means that position in which a limb is intermediate between flexion and extension; a position which may be long maintained without fatigue.
By Robley Dunglison
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