| PIP joints | The synovial joint's between the proximal and middle phalanges of the fingers and of the toes. Synonym: PIP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pip | A contagious disease of fowls, characterised by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them. Origin: OE. Pippe, D. Pip, or F. Pepie; from LL. Pipita, fr. L. Pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. Pituite. <botany> A seed, as of an apple or orange. Origin: Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. Pippin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| carpal joints | The synovial joints between the carpal bones. Synonym: articulationes intercarpeae, carpal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carpometacarpal joints | The synovial joints between the carpal and metacarpal bones; these are all plane joints except that of the thumb, which is saddle-shaped. Synonym: articulationes carpometacarpeae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metacarpophalangeal joints | The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metacarpals and the bases of the proximal phalanges. Synonym: articulationes metacarpophalangeae, metacarpophalangeal articulations, MP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatarsophalangeal joints | The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metatarsals and the bases of the proximal phalanges of the toes. Synonym: articulationes metatarsophalangeae, metatarsophalangeal articulations, MP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phalangeal joints | The hinge synovial joints between the phalanges of the fingers. Synonym: articulationes interphalangeae manus, digital joints, interphalangeal articulations, phalangeal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Clutton's joints | Symmetrical arthrosis, especially of the knee joints, in cases of congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| MP joints | The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metacarpals and the bases of the proximal phalanges. Synonym: articulationes metacarpophalangeae, metacarpophalangeal articulations, MP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| costovertebral joints | The synovial joints uniting ribs and vertebrae; they consist of the articulatio capitis costae and the articulatio costotransversaria. Synonym: articulationes costovertebrales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuneometatarsal joints | The three synovial joints between the tarsal and metatarsal bones, consisting of a medial joint between the first cuneiform and first metatarsal, an intermediate joint between the second and third cuneiforms and corresponding metatarsals, and a lateral joint between the cuboid and fourth and fifth metatarsals. Synonym: articulationes tarsometatarseae, cuneometatarsal joints, Lisfranc's joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proximal interphalangeal joints | The synovial joint's between the proximal and middle phalanges of the fingers and of the toes. Synonym: PIP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternal joints | The cartilaginous junctions between the body of the sternum and the manubrium, and the xiphoid process; in domestic animals, there may be several, e.g., synchondrosis manubriosternalis, synchondrosis intersternebralis, and synchondrosis xiphosternalis. Synonym: synchondroses sternales, sternal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sternocostal joints | The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digital joints | The hinge synovial joints between the phalanges of the fingers. Synonym: articulationes interphalangeae manus, digital joints, interphalangeal articulations, phalangeal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DIP joints | The synovial joint's between the middle and distal phalanges of the fingers and of the toes. Synonym: DIP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |