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 |
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| Synonyms | articulatio spheroidea, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint |
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| Broader (hypernym) | articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | articulatio coxae, articulatio humeri, coxa, hip, hip joint, shoulder, shoulder joint |
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2. | ball-and-socket joint (artifact) a joint that can rotate within a socket |
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| Broader (hypernym) | joint |
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| Part holonym | socket |
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