ball-and-socket joint

Betekenis (Engels)

A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.

Sinonieme

enarthrosis

enarthrodial joint

articulatio spheroidea

cotyloid joint

spheroid joint

socket joint

balljoint

cup-and-ball joint

spherical joint

ball-and-socket hinge

universal and socket joint

Vertalings

rotule

Kugelgelenk

ενάρθρωση

enartrosi

enartrose

rótula