| joint oil | <anatomy> Joint fluid, a viscous fluid which lubricates the joint. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| joint probability | The probability that two or more outcomes are realised jointly; the probability that the child is both male and affected is 1/4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joint prosthesis | An artificial substitute for a missing joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joint sense | Appreciation of sensation in joint surfaces. Synonym: arthresthesia, joint sense. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joint, tempero-mandibular | Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated tmj or tm joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joint, tm | The joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joint-fir | <botany> A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jointing | The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced. Jointing machine, a planing machine for wood used in furniture and piano factories, etc. Jointing plane. See Jointer. Jointing rule, a long straight rule, used by bricklayers for securing straight joints and faces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| jointress | A woman who has a jointure. Alternative forms: jointuress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| joints of auditory ossicles | The joints of the ossicular chain consisting of incudomallear joint, incudostapedeal joint, and the tympanostapedeal syndesmosis. Synonym: articulationes ossiculorum auditus, joints of ear bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of ear bones | The joints of the ossicular chain consisting of incudomallear joint, incudostapedeal joint, and the tympanostapedeal syndesmosis. Synonym: articulationes ossiculorum auditus, joints of ear bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of foot | Joints including the talocrural, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. Synonym: articulationes pedis, articulations of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of free inferior limb | The joints uniting the bones of the free inferior limb to one another and to the pelvic girdle; they are the hip joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joints, and the joints of the ankle and foot. Synonym: articulationes membri inferioris liberi, joints of free inferior limb, juncturae membri inferioris liberi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of free lower limb | The joints uniting the bones of the free inferior limb to one another and to the pelvic girdle; they are the hip joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joints, and the joints of the ankle and foot. Synonym: articulationes membri inferioris liberi, joints of free inferior limb, juncturae membri inferioris liberi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of free superior limb | The joints uniting the bones of the free superior limb girdle; they are the shoulder joint, elbow joint, radioulnar joints, and joints of the wrist and hand. Synonym: articulationes membri superioris liberi, joints of free superior limb, juncturae membri superioris liberi. (05 Mar 2000) |