ENARTHRODIAL JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enarthrodial joint mean? 

• ENARTHRODIAL JOINT (noun)
  The noun ENARTHRODIAL JOINT has 1 sense:

1. a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

  Familiarity information: ENARTHRODIAL JOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENARTHRODIAL JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

articulatio spheroidea; ball-and-socket joint; cotyloid joint; enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; spheroid joint

Hypernyms ("enarthrodial joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enarthrodial joint"):

articulatio humeri; shoulder; shoulder joint (a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)

articulatio coxae; coxa; hip; hip joint (the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)