PIVOT JOINT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
   Synonym(s)
   • articulatio trochoidea (what does articulatio trochoidea mean?)
   • rotary joint (what does rotary joint mean?)
   • rotatory joint (what does rotatory joint mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint
   Hypernyms(s) pivot joint is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • synovial joint (what does synovial joint mean?)
   • articulatio synovialis (what does articulatio synovialis mean?)
   • diarthrosis (what does diarthrosis mean?)