fetlock

n.

1. 1. A projection on the lower part of the leg of a horse or related animal, above and behind the hoof.
   2. A tuft of hair on such a projection.
2. The joint marked by such a projection.

[Middle English fitlok.]

A term used for the metacarpo- and metatarso-phalangeal joint of large animals and sometimes dogs.

• f. flexion test — passive flexion of the fetlock to determine if there is limitation of movement or pain with passive movement.
• f. knuckling — fetlock flexes when the patient puts weight on the limb.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
  Synonym: fetlock joint

Meaning #2: projection behind and above a horse's hoof

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hovskæg, kodehår, kode, kodeled

Nederlands (Dutch)
vetlok (deel van paardenbeen)

Français (French)
n. - fanon

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fesselgelenk, Hufhaar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τρίχωμα σε) υποκνήμιο αλόγου

Italiano (Italian)
barbetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - machinho (m) (parte da pata do cavalo mais próxima do casco)

Русский (Russian)
щетка

Español (Spanish)
n. - espolón, cerneja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hovskägg (zool.), kota, kotled

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
丛毛, 球节

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 叢毛, 球節

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (알의) 거모, 발굽의 뒤쪽에 난 덥수룩한 털

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 球節, けづめ毛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جزء من رجل الفرس, فوق وخلف الحافر حيث تبرز خصله شعر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רגל הסוס (מעל הפרסה), תלתל הרגל‬

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