cotyloid joint
Noun
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A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone (synset 105603286)
is a type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freelysubtypes:
- articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint - a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
- articulatio coxae, coxa, hip, hip joint - the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
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