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ginglymus

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gin=gly=mus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ginglymus has 1 sense

ginglymus(n = noun.body) ginglymoid joint, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane; Array

is a kind of articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint

has particulars: articulatio genus, genu, human knee, knee, knee joint, articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, cubitus, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, interphalangeal joint

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ginglymus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.].

A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ginglymus, n. (pl. ginglymi) Anat. a hingelike joint in the body with motion in one plane only, e.g. the elbow or knee.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk gigglumos hinge

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