SYNOVIAL JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synovial joint mean? 

• SYNOVIAL JOINT (noun)
  The noun SYNOVIAL JOINT has 1 sense:

1. a joint so articulated as to move freely

  Familiarity information: SYNOVIAL JOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNOVIAL JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A joint so articulated as to move freely

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint

Hypernyms ("synovial joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synovial joint"):

articulatio temporomandibularis; mandibular joint; temporomandibular joint (the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone)

articulatio plana; gliding joint (a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions)

ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint (a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)

knuckle; knuckle joint; metacarpophalangeal joint (a joint of a finger when the fist is closed)

articulatio spheroidea; ball-and-socket joint; cotyloid joint; enarthrodial joint; enarthrosis; spheroid joint (a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone)

articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint (a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation)

 Context examples 

The hinge synovial joints between the bones of the toes.

(Interphalangeal Joint of the Foot, NCI Thesaurus)

The hinge synovial joints between the phalanges of the fingers.

(Interphalangeal Joint of the Hand, NCI Thesaurus)

A ginglymoid (hinge) synovial joint within the fifth digit of the foot connecting the proximal and middle phalanges.

(Interphalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A ginglymoid (hinge) synovial joint between the phalanges of the fifth digit of the hand or foot.

(Interphalangeal Joint 5, NCI Thesaurus)

The thicker sections of the fibrous membrane of the articular capsule surrounding synovial joints.

(Capsular Ligament, NCI Thesaurus)

A ginglymoid (hinge) synovial joint within the fourth digit of the foot connecting the proximal and middle phalanges.

(Interphalangeal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A condyloid synovial joint within the thumb connecting the proximal and distal phalanges.

(Interphalangeal Thumb Joint, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the hand connecting the metacarpal to the proximal phalanx.

(Metacarpophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the third digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.

(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A condyloid synovial joint within the fourth digit of the foot connecting metatarsal with the proximal phalanx.

(Metatarsophalangeal Joint 4, NCI Thesaurus)