joint

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joint ankle ankle joint ball-and-socket joint Charcot's joint Chopart's joint condyloid joint degenerative joint disease diarthrosis distal radioulnar joint elbow false joint gliding joint hinge joint hip joint inferior radioulnar joint joint capsule joint evil joint fluid joint ill joint mouse joint oil knee knee joint lumbosacral joint metatarsophalangeal joint navel ill osteoarthritis pastern joint pivot joint plane joint proximal radioulnar joint pseudarthrosis radioulnar joint sacroiliac joint saddle joint shoulder joint superior radioulnar joint synovial fluid synovial joint temporomandibular joint temporomandibular joint syndrome wrist joint

Main Entry: joint
Pronunciation: jint
Function: noun
: the point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton whether movable or rigidly fixed together with the surrounding and supporting parts (as membranes, tendons, or ligaments) <the capsule of the shoulder joint>
- out of joint of a bone : having the head slipped from its socket
[joint illustration]