English > synovial joint: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A joint so articulated as to move freely. |
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| Synonyms | articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis |
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| Narrower | ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea | A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone |
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| gliding joint, articulatio plana | A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions / motions |
| hinge joint, ginglymus, ginglymoid joint | A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane |
| knuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint | A joint of a finger when the fist is closed |
| mandibular joint, temporomandibular joint, articulatio temporomandibularis | The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone |
| pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea | A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation |
| Broader | joint, articulation, articulatio | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion) |
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| Spanish | articulación sinovial, articulatio synovialis, diartrosis |
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| Catalan | diartrosis |
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