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A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
Answer for the clue "A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone ", 11 letters:
enarthrosis
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: ball-and-socket joint , spheroid joint , cotyloid joint , enarthrodial joint , articulatio spheroidea ] [also: enarthroses (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A ball-and-socket joint.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Enarthrosis \En`ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? jointed; ? in + ? joint.] (Anat.) A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation .