#synovial_joint__articulatio_synovialis  a freely movable joint
  supertype:  #articulatio__joint__articulation  (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
  subtype:  #mandibular_joint__temporomandibular_joint__temporomandibularjoint__articulatio_temporomandibularis__articulatiotemporomandibulari  the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone
  subtype:  #gliding_joint__glidingjoint__articulatio_plana__articulatioplana  a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions
     subtype:  #ankle_joint__ankle__mortise_joint__mortisejoint__articulatio_talocruralis  a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
     subtype:  #wrist_joint__wristjoint__wrist__carpus__radiocarpal_joint__radiocarpaljoint__articulatio_radiocarpea__articulatioradiocarpea  a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
  subtype:  #hinge_joint__ginglymus__ginglymoid_joint  a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
     subtype:  #knee_joint__knee__articulatio_genus__articulatiogenu  hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
     subtype:  #elbow_joint__elbowjoint__elbow__cubitus__cubitu__cubital_joint__cubitaljoint__articulatio_cubiti__articulatiocubiti  hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
     subtype:  #interphalangeal_joint__interphalangealjoint  any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes
  subtype:  #knuckle__knucklejoint__metacarpophalangeal_joint__metacarpophalangealjoint  a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
  subtype:  #spheroid_joint__ball-and-socket_joint__cotyloid_joint__enarthrodial_joint__enarthrosis__enarthrosi__articulatio_spheroidea__articulatiospheroidea  a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone
     subtype:  #shoulder_joint__shoulder__articulatio_humeri__articulatiohumeri  a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
     subtype:  #hip_joint__hipjoint__hip__coxa__articulatio_coxae__articulatiocoxae  the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum
  subtype:  #pivot_joint__pivotjoint__rotary_joint__rotatory_joint__articulatio_trochoidea__articulatiotrochoidea  a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"

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