Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion.
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- noun (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
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Examples
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(Articulationes Carpometacarpeæ) Carpometacarpal Articulation of the Thumb (articulatio carpometacarpea pollicis).
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Sacroiliac Articulation (articulatio sacroiliaca).
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Talocalcaneonavicular Articulation (articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis).
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Articulation of the Atlas with the Occipital Bone (articulatio atlantoöccipitalis).
III. Syndesmology. 5c. Articulations of the Vertebral Column with the Cranium 1918
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(Articulationes Intertarseæ; Articulations of the Tarsus) Talocalcaneal Articulation (articulatio talocalcanea; articulation of the calcaneus and astragalus; calcaneo-astragaloid articulation).
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Cuneonavicular Articulation (articulatio cuneonavicularis; articulation of the navicular with the cuneiform bones).
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Trochoid or Pivot-joint (articulatio trochoidea; rotary joint).
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Articulation by Reciprocal Reception (articulatio sellaris; saddle-joint).
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Calcaneocuboid Articulation (articulatio calcaneocuboidea; articulation of the calcaneus with the cuboid).
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Tibiofibular Articulation (articulatio tibiofibularis; superior tibiofibular articulation).
III. Syndesmology. 7c. Articulations between the Tibia and Fibula 1918
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