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PIVOT JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pivot joint mean? 

PIVOT JOINT (noun)
  The noun PIVOT JOINT has 1 sense:

1. a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotationplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


PIVOT JOINT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint

Context example:

the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint

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

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


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