Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
amphiarthrosis | a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
ankle | the joint connecting the foot and leg; (verb) to walk. |
annular | ring-shaped (noun) the ring finger |
articular | pertaining to joints. |
articulation | a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate. |
articulative | relating to articulation. |
clavation | an articulation in a socket. |
diarthrodial | of or like a diarthrosis, a joint permitting free movement. |
diarthrosis | a joint permitting free movement. |
elbow | the joint where the arm bends; (verb) to jostle. |
enarthrodial | of or like an enarthrosis, a ball-and-socket joint. |
enarthrosis | a ball-and-socket joint. |
geniculate | jointed (verb) to form joints in |
geniculately | (Adv.) GENICULATE, jointed. |
ginglimoid | of or like a ginglymus, a joint that permits movement in one plane only, a hinge joint. |
ginglymus | (Lat.) a joint that permits movement in one plane only, a hinge joint. |
glenoid | slightly cupped; socket-shaped; (noun) a cup-shaped socket. |
glenoidal | slightly cupped; socket-shaped. |
sacroiliac | relating to the articulation of the sacrum and ilium; (noun) the joint that articulates the sacrum and ilium. |
schindylesis | an articulation formed by the fitting of the crest of one bone into the groove of another. |
schindyletic | of or like a schindylesis, an articulation formed by the fitting of the crest of one bone into the groove of another. |
synovia | a lubricating fluid in the joints. |
synovial | relating to the synovia, a lubricating fluid in the joints. |
synovially | (Adv.) SYNOVIAL, relating to the synovia, a lubricating fluid in the joints. |