Noun: cotyloid joint
- 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 cotyloid joint, allowing for a wide range of motion";
- ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
Derived forms: cotyloid joints
Type of: articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint