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Noun Concept
Categories: Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918), Joints, Articles with short description
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ball-and-socket joint  spheroid joint  cotyloid joint  enarthrodial joint  enarthrosis
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A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone WordNet 3.0
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A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The ball-and-socket joint is a type of synovial joint in which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone. Wikipedia
allows rotational movement but prevents transtional movement to the member attached to it Wikidata
A ball-and-socket joint. Wiktionary
IS A
synovial joint
HAS KIND
hip
shoulder
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heupgewricht
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
Wikipedia
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ball-and-socket joint
Wikidata
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ball and socket joint
Wiktionary
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enarthrosis
Wikipedia Redirections
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Articulatio cotylica, articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket, Ball-and-socket joints, ball and socket, ball and socket joint, ball and socket joints, enarthrosis, spheroidal joint
Wikidata Alias
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spheroid joint

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