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    ARTICULATIO PLANA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionsplay

    Synonyms:

    articulatio plana; gliding joint

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    Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

    ankle; ankle joint; articulatio talocruralis; mortise joint (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)

    articulatio radiocarpea; carpus; radiocarpal joint; wrist; wrist joint (a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones)

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