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rotary joint

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rotary 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" [syn: pivot joint
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rotary joint ro·ta·ry joint (rō'tə-rē) or ro·ta·to·ry joint (rō'tə-tôr'ē)
n.
See trochoid joint.

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