Medical Definition of Saddle joint

1. A biaxial synovial joint in which the double motion is effected by the opposition of two surfaces, each of which is concave in one direction and convex in the other; as in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. Synonym: articulatio sellaris, articulatio ovoidalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saddle Joint

saddle back reef
saddle back reefs
saddle blanket
saddle blankets
saddle block anaesthesia
saddle block anesthesia
saddle brown
saddle embolism
saddle feather
saddle grafting
saddle hackle
saddle head
saddle horn
saddle horse
saddle horses
saddle joint (current term)
saddle of lamb
saddle oxford
saddle oyster
saddle pad
saddle pads
saddle pain
saddle pains
saddle point
saddle points
saddle reef
saddle reefs
saddle ring
saddle rings

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