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GLIDING JOINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions
Synonyms:
articulatio plana; gliding joint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gliding joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gliding joint"):
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)
