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    ARTICULATIO SYNOVIALIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A joint so articulated as to move freelyplay

    Synonyms:

    articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint

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    Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

    articulatio temporomandibularis; mandibular joint; temporomandibular joint (the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone)

    articulatio plana; gliding joint (a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions)

    ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge 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)

    articulatio spheroidea; ball-and-socket joint; cotyloid joint; enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; spheroid joint (a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone)

    articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint (a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation)

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