articulatio plana
Noun
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A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions (synset 105585882)
is a type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freelysubtypes:
- ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
- articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
same as: gliding joint
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