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| pivot joint
n. A joint in which a bone rotates around another; a joint permitting only rotating movement. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| pivot joint | |
noun | |
| a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
pivot joint piv·ot joint (pĭv'ət)
n.
See trochoid joint.
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