Ball-And-Socket Joint

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

polysemousMWE

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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unclassified

unclassified

8 surface forms

synonym: articulatio spheroideacotyloid jointenarthrodial jointenarthrosisspheroid joint
plural: Ball-And-Socket Joints
possessive: Ball-And-Socket Joint's
pluralpossessive: Ball-And-Socket Joints'