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    GINGLYMOID JOINT

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one planeplay

    Synonyms:

    ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("ginglymoid joint" 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 "ginglymoid joint"):

    articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)

    articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)

    interphalangeal joint (any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes)

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