hinge joint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hinge joint
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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As a complex hinge joint, the knee joint is one of the main load-bearing joints of the human body, supporting different movements in daily activities.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
The elbow is an example of a hinge joint.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The knee functions as a hinge joint, allowing flexion and extension of the leg.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
For example, a multiaxial ball-and-socket joint has much more mobility than a uniaxial hinge joint.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Its lower end is broad and irregularly shaped, having two prominences called condyles, separated by a groove, the whole fitted for forming a hinge joint with the bones of the lower leg and the knee-cap.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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