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Meanings of ginglymus in English

A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane.

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        Examples for "hinge joint"
        Examples for "hinge joint"
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        Visit Website The knee is a hinge joint that connects large muscles between the calf and quad.
        Climbing Magazine
        2
        The tarsus is a true hinge joint and because of the great strain which it sustains, is subject to frequent injury.
        Lameness of the Horse / Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
        3
        Then slip the ring off the triangle over the hinge joint and it will slip all around and off at the other hinge.
        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
        4
        Yes, John, it reminds us of the ball-and-socket joint, only this is a hinge joint, and does not move in so many directions.
        The Insect Folk
        5
        Not the older of creaking hinge joints and heavy boots.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of ginglymus in English
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        The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and rotation joints, etc.
        The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
        Ginglymus through the time