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KNUCKLE JOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A joint allowing movement in one plane only
Synonyms:
hinge joint; knuckle joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knuckle joint" is a kind of...):
joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A joint of a finger when the fist is closed
Synonyms:
knuckle; knuckle joint; metacarpophalangeal joint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("knuckle joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
Holonyms ("knuckle joint" is a part of...):
finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))
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