ginglymus

American

[jing-gluh-muhs, ging-] / ˈdʒɪŋ glə məs, ˈgɪŋ- /

noun

Anatomy.

a joint in which movement is limited to one plane.

ginglymus British

/ ˈɡɪŋ-, ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪməs /

noun

anatomy a hinge joint See hinge

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noun

ginglymi

plural

Etymology

Origin of ginglymus

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek gínglymos hinge

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This also, is a ginglymus joint, having but slight lateral motion, and that only when it is in a state of flexion.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

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