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English noun: ball-and-socket joint

1. ball-and-socket joint (body) a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone


Synonymsarticulatio spheroidea, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint


Broader (hypernym)articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint


Narrower (hyponym)articulatio coxae, articulatio humeri, coxa, hip, hip joint, shoulder, shoulder joint

2. ball-and-socket joint (artifact) a joint that can rotate within a socket


Broader (hypernym)joint


Part holonymsocket









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