English > articulatio: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion). |
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| Synonyms | joint, articulation |
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| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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| Part of | articulatory system | The system of joints in the body |
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| endoskeleton | The internal skeleton |
| Parts | articular muscle | A muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint |
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| hip socket | The socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone |
| Narrower | elbow | The joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow |
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| fetlock, fetlock joint | The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern |
| hock, hock-joint | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals |
| stifle, knee | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped |
| suture, sutura, fibrous joint | An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) |
| synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis | A joint so articulated as to move freely |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
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| Spanish | articulación, articulatio |
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| Catalan | articulació, articulatio, juntura |
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