articulatio synovialis

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Noun

1.articulatio synovialis - a joint so articulated as to move freelydiarthrosis, synovial jointarticulatio temporomandibularis, mandibular joint, temporomandibular joint - the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bonearticulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionsginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint - a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one planeknuckle, knuckle joint, metacarpophalangeal joint - a joint of a finger when the fist is closedarticulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bonearticulatio trochoidea, pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint - a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"