| 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) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| ginkgo | <botany> A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae. Its leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the maidenhair tree. Origin: Chin, silver fruit. (26 Mar 1998) |
| ginseng | A root found in Asia and the United States, although the Oriental variety is more easily obtainable. Ginseng has been popular in the Orient for centuries. (27 Sep 1997) |