Enarthrosis (Noun)

Meaning

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
• Ball-and-socket Joint
• Spheroid Joint
• Articulatio Spheroidea
• Enarthrodial Joint

Hypernyms

• Diarthrosis
• Articulatio Synovialis
• Synovial Joint

Hyponyms

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