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Definition of Pivot joint

1. Noun. 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"

Medical Definition of Pivot joint

1. A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pivot Joint

Literary usage of Pivot joint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"This guard is composed of the protecting arm with a T-shaped end, a pivot joint and a handle arm. The joint is of the French lock pattern with a ..."

2. A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas Ewing French (1918)
"pivot joint (Alteneder). A modified form of this pin joint is still used for ... The pivot joint, Fig. 2, overcomes this objection by putting the wear on ..."

3. The Human body: An Elementary Text-book of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene by Henry Newell Martin (1890)
"A more complicated kind of pivot-joint is found in the forearm. ... What is a pivot joint? Name an instance from the spinal column. ..."

4. The Human Body: A Text-book of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene by Henry Newell Martin (1890)
"A more complicated kind of pivot-joint is found in the forearm. Lay the forearm and hand flat on a table, palm uppermost; without moving the shoulder-joint ..."

5. A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas Ewing French (1918)
"pivot joint (Alteneder). A modified form of this pin joint is still ... The pivot joint, Fig. 2, overcomes this objection by putting the wear on the conical ..."

6. Physiology for Beginners by Michael Foster, Lewis E. Shore (1894)
"The bones of the right fore- peculiar pivot joint, the radius arm in supination and pronation. ' t A. ,L *f ,, . f A. supination; B, pronation; ..."

7. Laboratory Manual for Human Physiology: Experimental Studies in Hygiene by Carl Gottfried Hartman (1914)
"pivot joint. Review Exercise 10, e above. If the human skeleton is not available, demonstrate the rotation of the radius in your own arm. ..."

8. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1905)
"This guard is composed of the protecting arm with a T-shaped end, a pivot joint and a handle arm. The joint is of the French lock pattern with a ..."

9. A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas Ewing French (1918)
"pivot joint (Alteneder). A modified form of this pin joint is still used for ... The pivot joint, Fig. 2, overcomes this objection by putting the wear on ..."

10. The Human body: An Elementary Text-book of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene by Henry Newell Martin (1890)
"A more complicated kind of pivot-joint is found in the forearm. ... What is a pivot joint? Name an instance from the spinal column. ..."

11. The Human Body: A Text-book of Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene by Henry Newell Martin (1890)
"A more complicated kind of pivot-joint is found in the forearm. Lay the forearm and hand flat on a table, palm uppermost; without moving the shoulder-joint ..."

12. A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas Ewing French (1918)
"pivot joint (Alteneder). A modified form of this pin joint is still ... The pivot joint, Fig. 2, overcomes this objection by putting the wear on the conical ..."

13. Physiology for Beginners by Michael Foster, Lewis E. Shore (1894)
"The bones of the right fore- peculiar pivot joint, the radius arm in supination and pronation. ' t A. ,L *f ,, . f A. supination; B, pronation; ..."

14. Laboratory Manual for Human Physiology: Experimental Studies in Hygiene by Carl Gottfried Hartman (1914)
"pivot joint. Review Exercise 10, e above. If the human skeleton is not available, demonstrate the rotation of the radius in your own arm. ..."

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