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ginglymus

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Noun
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gin=gly=mus

CIDE DICTIONARY

ginglymusn. [NL., fr. Gr. a hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.].
     A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ginglymus, n. (pl. ginglymi) Anat. a hingelike joint in the body with motion in one plane only, e.g. the elbow or knee.

Etymology
mod.L f. Gk gigglumos hinge

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