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BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT

Definition:

1. [noun] a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
   Synonyms: spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
   
   
2. [noun] a joint that can rotate within a socket
   
   

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Related Words:

• shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri
• hip, hip joint, coxa, articulatio coxae

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