pivot joint

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pivot joint

A joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, permitting rotating movement, as in the proximal articulation between the radius and ulna. Also called rotary joint, trochoid joint.

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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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PIVOT JOINT In a pivot joint, movement is limited to rotation, either by means of a bony projection pivoting within a ring, or a ring pivoting around an axis, for example, the joint between the first and second vertebrae in your back.

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