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noun
A ball-and-socket joint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, articulatio spheroidea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis
Narrower terms: shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri, hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae
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