pivot joint

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pivot joint

A joint in which a bone rotates around another; a joint permitting only rotating movement.

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pivot joint - a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"

articulatio trochoidea, rotary joint, rotatory joint

articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely

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