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ARTICULATIO SPHEROIDEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bones and Joints
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spheroidal joint
1, record 1, English, spheroidal%20joint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ball-and-socket joint 2, record 1, English, ball%2Dand%2Dsocket%20joint
correct
- spheroidal articulation 3, record 1, English, spheroidal%20articulation
correct
- enarthrosis 3, record 1, English, enarthrosis
correct
- ball-and-socket articulation 3, record 1, English, ball%2Dand%2Dsocket%20articulation
correct
- articulatio spheroidea 4, record 1, English, articulatio%20spheroidea
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of synovial joint in which a spheroidal surface on one bone ("ball") moves within a concavity ("socket") on the other bone, as in the hip joint. 1, record 1, English, - spheroidal%20joint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Os et articulations
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- articulation sphéroïde
1, record 1, French, articulation%20sph%C3%A9ro%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- énarthrose 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9narthrose
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
- embole 3, record 1, French, embole
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- enarthrosis 3, record 1, French, enarthrosis
feminine noun
- articulation orbiculaire 4, record 1, French, articulation%20orbiculaire
feminine noun
- articulatio spheroidea 5, record 1, French, articulatio%20spheroidea
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Articulation à trois axes dont les surfaces sont des segments de sphère. 3, record 1, French, - articulation%20sph%C3%A9ro%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Huesos y articulaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- articulación esferoidea
1, record 1, Spanish, articulaci%C3%B3n%20esferoidea
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- articulación enartrósica 1, record 1, Spanish, articulaci%C3%B3n%20enartr%C3%B3sica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Articulación [que] consiste en una superficie en forma de esfera que encaja en una cavidad cupuliforme de otro hueso. 1, record 1, Spanish, - articulaci%C3%B3n%20esferoidea
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