| BMJ | bones, muscles, joints; British Medical Journal |
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| SHORT, S-H-O-R-T | short stature, hyperextensibility of joints or hernia or both, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, te... |
| Clutton's joints | Symmetrical arthrosis, especially of the knee joints, in cases of congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| distal interphalangeal joints | The synovial joint's between the middle and distal phalanges of the fingers and of the toes. Synonym: DIP joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interarticular joints | The synovial joints between zygapophyses or articular processes of the vertebrae. Synonym: articulationes zygapophyseales, facet joints, interarticular joints, juncturae zygapophyseales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercarpal joints | The synovial joints between the carpal bones. Synonym: articulationes intercarpeae, carpal joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interchondral joints | The synovial joints between the contiguous surfaces of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth costal cartilages, forming the costal arch. Synonym: articulationes interchondrales, interchondral articulations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercuneiform joints | The articulations between contiguous surfaces of the cuneiform bones. (05 Mar 2000) |