Defenition of the word ball-and-socket joint

• Defenition of the word ball-and-socket joint

  • a joint that can rotate within a socket
  • a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

Synonyms for the word ball-and-socket joint

• • articulatio spheroidea
  • cotyloid joint
  • enarthrodial joint
  • enarthrosis
  • spheroid joint

Meronymys for the word ball-and-socket joint

• • socket

Hyponyms for the word ball-and-socket joint

• • articulatio coxae
  • articulatio humeri
  • coxa
  • hip
  • hip joint
  • shoulder
  • shoulder joint

Hypernyms for the word ball-and-socket joint

• • articulatio synovialis
  • diarthrosis
  • joint
  • synovial joint

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