| NOUN | body | pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea | a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation |
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| Meaning | A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation. | |
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| Example | "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" | |
| Synonyms | rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea | |
| Broader | synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis | A joint so articulated as to move freely |
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