dictionary help| trochoid joint --> pivot joint | medical dictionary |
A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint.
Synonyms: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint.
(05 Mar 2000)
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