articulatio

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(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion.

Thesaurus

Noun

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articulatio - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) joint, articulation fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern hock-joint, hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle stifle, knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint articulatory system - the system of joints in the body fibrous joint, sutura, suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals