Noun: ball-and-socket joint 'bol-un'só-kit joynt
- A joint that can rotate within a socket
"The hip's ball-and-socket joint allows for a wide range of motion"
- A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
"The shoulder is an example of a ball-and-socket joint, allowing for a wide range of motion";
- spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
Derived forms: ball-and-socket joints
Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, joint, synovial joint
Encyclopedia: Ball-and-socket joint