ball-and-socket joint

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ball-and-socket joint
    n 1: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
         bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn:
         {ball-and-socket joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid
         joint}, {enarthrodial joint}, {enarthrosis}, {articulatio
         spheroidea}]
    2: a joint that can rotate within a socket
    

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