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ball and socket jointnounAlternative form of ball-and-socket joint. [A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.]
ball-and-socket jointnounA joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.
saddle jointnoun(anatomy) A joint allowing movement in every direction except axial rotation.
box jointnounSynonym of finger joint.
hinge jointnoun(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.
comb jointnounSynonym of finger joint.
hemijointnounA synovial joint with a single articulating surface.
biarticularnounSuch a muscle
biarticularitynounThe condition of being biarticular
rotationalOf, pertaining to or caused by rotation.
multangularnounEither of two bones in the wrist:
rule jointnoun(engineering) A knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when the connected pieces come into line with each other, and thus permit folding in one direction only.
monoballismnounmonoballismus
uniballnoun(automotive, aviation) A spherical bearing.
monoballismusnounballismus confined to a single limb
ball bearingnoun(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.
syncarpalnounA structure of fused carpal bones
biaxialitynounThe condition of being biaxial.
hemimandiblenounEither half of a mandible
polyaxialitynounThe state of being polyaxial

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