ball-and-socket joint - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for ball-and-socket joint , a list of similar words for ball-and-socket joint from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a joint that can rotate within a socket

Synonyms

• ball-and-socket joint

More generic

• joint

Related

• socket

Noun

a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

Synonyms

• articulatio spheroidea
• ball-and-socket joint
• cotyloid joint
• enarthrodial joint
• enarthrosis
• spheroid joint

More generic

• articulatio synovialis
• diarthrosis
• synovial joint

More specific

• articulatio coxae
• articulatio humeri
• coxa
• hip
• hip joint
• shoulder
• shoulder joint

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