hinge joint

English

Noun

hinge joint (plural hinge joints)

1. (anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.

   Synonym: ginglymus

   Coordinate terms: ball-and-socket joint, balljoint, enarthrosis, synarthrosis

Translations

type of joint

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樞紐關節／枢纽关节 (shūniǔguānjié)

• Finnish: sarananivel
• German: Scharniergelenk n
• Hungarian: csuklóízület (hu), csapóízület
• Irish: alt bacánach m
• Japanese: 蝶番関節 (ちょうばんかんせつ, chōbankansetsu)
• Maori: pona kopi
• Portuguese: gínglimo m