noun
Meaning 1
A hinge joint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ginglymus
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɡɪŋɡlɪməs/
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UK: /ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪməs/
noun
Meaning 2
a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hinge joint, ginglymoid joint
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis
Narrower terms: knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti, interphalangeal joint
History
Etymology
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek γίγγλυμος (gínglumos, “hinge”).