Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ginglymus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ginglymus \Gin"gly*mus\, n.; pl. {Ginglymi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.] (Anat.)
A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and
extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and
the ankle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ginglymus
n : a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated
as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge
joint}, {ginglymoid joint}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.