junctura


junctura

 [jungk-tu´rah] (L.) 1. joint.2. junction.

joint

(joynt), [TA] anatomy the place of union, usually more or less movable, between two or more rigid skeletal components (bones, cartilage, or parts of a single bone). Joints between skeletal elements exhibit a great variety of form and function, and are classified into three general morphologic types: fibrous joints; cartilaginous joints; and synovial joints. Synonym(s): junctura (1) [TA], articulation (1) , articulus [L. junctura; fr. jungo, pp. junctus, to join]

junc·tu·ra

, pl. juncturae (jŭngk-tyūr'ă, -ē) 1. [TA]
Synonym(s): joint. 2. The point, line, or surface of union of two parts, mainly bones or cartilages.
Synonym(s): juncture. [L. a joining]