Definition of Ginglymi

1. ginglymus [n] - See also: ginglymus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ginglymi

gingivolingual groove
gingivolingual sulcus
gingivolinguoaxial
gingivoplasty
gingivosis
gingivostomatitis
gingivæ
gingko
gingkoes
gingkos
gingle
gingles
ginglyform
ginglymi (current term)
ginglymoarthrodial
ginglymodi
ginglymoid
ginglymoid joint
ginglymoidal
ginglymus
gings
ginhouse
ginhouses
giniite
gink
ginkgo
ginkgo family
ginkgoes

Literary usage of Ginglymi

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

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... (jing - or ging'gli-mus), и. ; pi. ginglymi (-mi). [NL.,< Gr. )i')7?.i^of, a hinge-joint, a joint in a coat of mail, ..."

2. A Textbook of Human Physiology: Including a Section on Physiologic Apparatus. by Albert Philson Brubaker (1922)
"Joints of this character—eg, the elbow, knee, ankle, the phalangeal joints of the fingers and toes—are, therefore, termed ginglymi, or hinge-joints. ..."

3. The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man by Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman (1857)
"The elbow and ankle joints in man are perfect ginglymi; the knee also belongs ... The phalangeal articulations, both of the fingers and toes, are ginglymi. ..."

4. A Compend of Human Physiology: Especially Adapted for the Use of Medical by Albert Philson Brubaker (1921)
"Joints of this character—eg, the elbow, knee, ankle, the phalangeal joints of the fingers and toes—are, therefore, termed ginglymi, or hinge-joints. ..."

5. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical by Henry Gray (1867)
"The most perfect forms of ginglymi are the elbow and ankle ; the knee is less perfect, as it allows a slight degree of rotation in certain positions of the ..."

6. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"... and ginglymi, that is, the articulations which admit determined motions, either in one or more directions, are less abundant, because their members are ..."

7. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1901)
"... together into a single osseous mass articulated by ginglymi with the rest of the vertebral column. As another very remarkable peculiarity of this genus, ..."

8. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... (jing - or ging'gli-mus), и. ; pi. ginglymi (-mi). [NL.,< Gr. )i')7?.i^of, a hinge-joint, a joint in a coat of mail, ..."

9. A Textbook of Human Physiology: Including a Section on Physiologic Apparatus. by Albert Philson Brubaker (1922)
"Joints of this character—eg, the elbow, knee, ankle, the phalangeal joints of the fingers and toes—are, therefore, termed ginglymi, or hinge-joints. ..."

10. The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man by Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman (1857)
"The elbow and ankle joints in man are perfect ginglymi; the knee also belongs ... The phalangeal articulations, both of the fingers and toes, are ginglymi. ..."

11. A Compend of Human Physiology: Especially Adapted for the Use of Medical by Albert Philson Brubaker (1921)
"Joints of this character—eg, the elbow, knee, ankle, the phalangeal joints of the fingers and toes—are, therefore, termed ginglymi, or hinge-joints. ..."

12. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical by Henry Gray (1867)
"The most perfect forms of ginglymi are the elbow and ankle ; the knee is less perfect, as it allows a slight degree of rotation in certain positions of the ..."

13. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1834)
"... and ginglymi, that is, the articulations which admit determined motions, either in one or more directions, are less abundant, because their members are ..."

14. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1901)
"... together into a single osseous mass articulated by ginglymi with the rest of the vertebral column. As another very remarkable peculiarity of this genus, ..."

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