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Synonyms for "pivot joint" in English

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pivot joint:
- rotatory joint; articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint

English

Detailed Synonyms for pivot joint in English

pivot joint:

pivot joint [the ~] nom

the pivot joint

– a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation ¹
the rotatory joint; the articulatio trochoidea; the pivot joint; the rotary joint
– a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation ¹
- rotatory joint [the ~] nom
- articulatio trochoidea [the ~] nom
- pivot joint [the ~] nom
  - the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint¹
- rotary joint [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "pivot joint":

rotary joint; rotatory joint; articulatio trochoidea; synovial joint; articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis

Related Definitions for "pivot joint":

a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation¹
- the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint¹

Related Synonyms for pivot joint

joint
pivot

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