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Nearby words
hindwater, hines, hinesville, hiney, hinge, hinge joint, hinge on, hinge region, hinged flap, hingham, hingis
Origin of hinge joint
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Examples from the Web for hinge joint
When we nod the head we use the hinge-joint, which lies between the head and the first bone of the neck.
Evolution, Old & New|Samuel Butler
Medicine definitions for hinge joint
hinge joint
n.
A uniaxial joint in which a broad, transversely cylindrical convexity on one bone fits into a corresponding concavity on the other, allowing motion in one plane only, as in the elbow.ginglymoid joint
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Science definitions for hinge joint
hinge joint
[ hĭnj ]
A joint, such as the elbow, in which a convex part of one bone fits into a concave part of another, allowing motion in only one plane.
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