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ROTATORY JOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
Example:
the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint
Synonyms:
articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rotatory joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
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