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Noun: spheroid joint
  1. A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
    - ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea

Derived forms: spheroid joints

Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint