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ARTICULATIO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Synonyms:

articulatio; articulation; joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("articulatio" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Meronyms (parts of "articulatio"):

hip socket (the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone)

articular muscle (a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulatio"):

fetlock; fetlock joint (the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)

hock; hock-joint (tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle)

knee; stifle (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)

elbow (the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Holonyms ("articulatio" is a part of...):

articulatory system (the system of joints in the body)

endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))

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