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Noun: articulatio trochoidea
  1. A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
    "The articulatio trochoidea in the neck allows the head to rotate from side to side";
    - pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint

Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint

Encyclopedia: Articulatio trochoidea