See ball-and-socket joint (sense 1).
[Greek enarthrōsis, from enarthros, jointed : en-, in; see en-2 + arthron, joint.]
enarthrosis
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en·ar·thro·sis (ĕn'är-thrō'sĭs)  |
n. Anatomy, pl., -ses (-sēz).
See ball-and-socket joint (sense 1).
See ball-and-socket joint (sense 1).
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A ball-and-socket joint in which a long bone is able to move freely in all planes.
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A joint in which the rounded head of one bone is received into a socket in another, permitting motion in any direction; called also ball-and-socket joint.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
Synonyms: ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, articulatio spheroidea
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