PIVOT JOINT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation

Example:

the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint

Synonyms:

articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("pivot joint" is a kind of...):

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

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