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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}]
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