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Definition of Rotatory 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"
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Synovialis, Diarthrosis, Synovial Joint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rotatory Joint
Literary usage of Rotatory joint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Obstetrical Society of London by Obstetrical Society of London (1873)
"... compensated by the pivot-joint, but the rotatory-joint enables the legs of
the small scissors to open with greater ease and without any strain. ..."
2. Lang's German-English Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Allied by Hugo Lang, Milton Kayton Meyers (1913)
"... or -wandung, /. joint joint Gelenk-wirbel, m. rotatory joint Gelenk-wunde,/,
wound of a joint Gelenk-zerlegung,/. dissection of a joint Gelenk-zotte, ..."
3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... but the head of the radius forms with it a rotatory joint by which prona- tion
and supination of the forearm and hand are effected with grace and ..."
4. The London Lancet: A Journal of British and Foreign Medical and Chemical (1872)
"... a is the hinge joint, by which the scissors arc flexed at the required angle
with the handles; and e is a rotatory joint, necessary for /s the following ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... but the head of the radius forms with it a rotatory joint by which prona- tion
and supination of the forearm and hand are effected with grace and ..."
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