Diarthrosis: alternatives and connections

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Diarthrosis

A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation.

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Articulation 76% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Joint 76% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Enarthrosis 76% connected

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

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Ginglymus 76% connected

A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.

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Knuckle 76% connected

The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing of the fingers.

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