NOUN | body | knuckle joint, knuckle, metacarpophalangeal joint | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
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artifact | knuckle joint, hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
Meaning | A joint of a finger when the fist is closed. | |
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Synonyms | knuckle, metacarpophalangeal joint | |
Part of | finger | Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) |
Broader | synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis | A joint so articulated as to move freely |
Spanish | artejo, nudillo, nudillos | |
Catalan | artell |
Meaning | A joint allowing movement in one plane only. | |
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Synonym | hinge joint | |
Broader | joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
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