Definition of Ginglymoid. Meaning of Ginglymoid. Synonyms of Ginglymoid

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Definition of Ginglymoid

Ginglymoid
Ginglymoid Gin"gly*moid, Ginglymoidal Gin`gly*moid"al, a. [Gr. ?; ? ginglymus + ? form: cf. F. ginglymoide, ginglymo["i]dal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint; ginglyform.

Meaning of Ginglymoid from wikipedia

- A hinge joint (ginglymus or ginglymoid) is a bone joint in which the articular surfaces are molded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only...
- distal phalanges (abbreviated "DIP joint"). All interphalangeal joints are ginglymoid (hinge) joints, and each has a plantar (underside) and two collateral...
- of the premaxilla, a distal end of metatarsal III that is smooth, not ginglymoid, an L-shaped quadratojugal without a posterior process, the presence of...
- specializations. This is also indicated by the reduced third finger, the lack of a ginglymoid lower articulation of the second metatarsal and the rather small and moderately...
- had an unusually smaller sickle claw that retained the characteristic ginglymoid—a structure divided in two parts—and hyperextensible articular surface...
- had an unusually smaller sickle claw that retained the characteristic ginglymoid—a structure divided in two parts—and hyperextensible articular surface...
- of the third metacarpal, the presence of a first pedal digit, a semi-ginglymoid distal articular surface of the third metatarsal, and broad, strongly...
- fourth metatarsals. The third metatarsal has an only weakly developed ginglymoid inferior articular surface. The unguals, the bones of the foot claws,...
- articulation similar to that of antiarchs, where it is called a 'reverse ginglymoid' joint. Unlike antiarchs, the underside of the posterior paranuchal plate...
- Troodontidae, it is sometimes seen as an Avialae because of having a ginglymoid metatarsal II. Ralph Molnar publishes a revision of the genus Pallimnarchus...