GLIDING JOINT Definition & Meaning

gliding joint

noun

Anatomy.

arthrodia.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gliding joint¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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Examples of gliding joints are found in the articulations between the bones of the wrist and those of the ankle.

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Kinds of Movable Joints.—The different kinds of movable joints are the ball and socket joint, the hinge joint, the pivot joint, the condyloid joint, and the gliding joint.

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