Ball-and-socket Joint (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A joint that can rotate within a socket.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Meaning ²

A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Cotyloid Joint
• Spheroid Joint
• Articulatio Spheroidea
• Enarthrosis
• Enarthrodial Joint

Hypernyms

• Diarthrosis
• Articulatio Synovialis

Hyponyms

• Articulatio Coxae
• Shoulder Joint
• Hip Joint
• Articulatio Humeri
• Coxa