HyperDic: rotatory_joint

English > 1 sense of the expression rotatory joint:
NOUNbodyrotatory joint, pivot joint, rotary joint, articulatio trochoideaa freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
English > rotatory joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation.
Synonymspivot joint, rotary joint, articulatio trochoidea
Broadersynovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosisA joint so articulated as to move freely

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