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- noun Alternative spelling of
ball-and-socket joint .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a joint that can rotate within a socket
- noun a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
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