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    ROTARY JOINT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotationplay

    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 ("rotary joint" is a kind of...):

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

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