dictionary help| cotyloid joint --> ball-and-socket joint | medical dictionary |
A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint.
Synonyms: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid joint.
(05 Mar 2000)
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