| ginglymoid | Relating to or resembling a hinge joint. Synonym: ginglyform. Origin: G. Ginglymos, a hinge joint, + eidos, resembling (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ginglymoid joint | A uniaxial joint in which a broad, transversely cylindrical convexity on one bone fits into a corresponding concavity on the other, allowing of motion in one plane only, as in the elbow. Synonym: ginglymus, ginglymoid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ginglymoidal | <anatomy> Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint; ginglyform. Origin: Gr.; ginglymus + form: cf. F. Ginglymoide, ginglymoidal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |