hinge joint

English

Noun

hinge joint (plural hinge joints)

(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.
Synonym: ginglymus

Coordinate terms: ball-and-socket joint, balljoint, enarthrosis, synarthrosis

Translations

type of joint

Chinese:
Mandarin: 樞紐關節／枢纽关节 (shūniǔguānjié)
Finnish: sarananivel
German: Scharniergelenk n
Hungarian: csuklóízület (hu), csapóízület
Irish: alt bacánach m
Japanese: 蝶番関節 (ちょうばんかんせつ, chōbankansetsu)
Maori: pona kopi
Portuguese: gínglimo m

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