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    SPHEROID JOINT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneplay

    Synonyms:

    articulatio spheroidea; ball-and-socket joint; cotyloid joint; enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; spheroid joint

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("spheroid 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 "spheroid joint"):

    articulatio humeri; shoulder; shoulder joint (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)

    articulatio coxae; coxa; hip; hip joint (the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)

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