| helicoid ginglymus | A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ginglymus | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint. <anatomy> A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| helicoid | Coiled, of a cymose inflorescence, branching repeatedly on the same side. (09 Oct 1997) |
| helicoid choroidopathy | Bilateral acquired abnormality of retinal pigment epithelium and choroid in which irregular multiple progressive swelling is followed by atrophic scars in linear patterns. Synonym: helicoid choroidopathy, serpiginous choroidopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral ginglymus | A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. (05 Mar 2000) |