Definition of ball-and-socket joint Ball-and-socket joint
ball•and•sock•et joint
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What does ball-and-socket joint mean?
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| ball-and-socket joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone | ||
| spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea | ||
| articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint a joint so articulated as to move freely | ||
| articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" | ||
| ball-and-socket joint - a joint that can rotate within a socket | ||
| joint marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | ||
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