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A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.
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- n. A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.
- n. a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
- A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle.
- A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion andextension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and theankle.
- n a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane