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Noun: mortise joint
  1. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
    - ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis
     
  2. A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
    - mortise-and-tenon joint

Derived forms: mortise joints

Type of: articulatio plana, gliding joint, joint

Part of: leg

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mortgager
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mortice
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Mortimer
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mortise joint
mortise-and-tenon joint
mortmain
Morton
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morula
Morus
Morus alba
Morus nigra
Morus rubra
Mosaic