BALL-JOINT
ball joint
ən ˈsɒk1660–70
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| ball-and-socket joint or ball joint | |
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| 1. | a coupling between two rods, tubes, etc, that consists of a spherical part fitting into a spherical socket, allowing free movement within a specific conical volume |
| 2. | anatomy Also called: multiaxial joint a bony joint, such as the hip joint, in which a rounded head fits into a rounded cavity, allowing a wide range of movement |
| ball joint or ball joint | |
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| ball-and-socket joint or ball joint | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a coupling between two rods, tubes, etc, that consists of a spherical part fitting into a spherical socket, allowing free movement within a specific conical volume |
| 2. | anatomy Also called: multiaxial joint a bony joint, such as the hip joint, in which a rounded head fits into a rounded cavity, allowing a wide range of movement |
| ball joint or ball joint | |
| —n | |
| ball joint | |
| —n | |
| another name for ball-and-socket joint | |
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ball-and-socket joint n.
A multiaxial joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. Also called cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint.
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ball-and-socket joint  (bôl'ən-sŏk'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
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