INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("interphalangeal joint" is a kind of...):

ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

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