Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ginglymus \Gin"gly*mus\, n.; pl. {Ginglymi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.] (Anat.)
A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and
extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and
the ankle.
Source : WordNet®
ginglymus
n : a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated
as to allow extensive movement in one plane [syn: {hinge
joint}, {ginglymoid joint}]
[also: {ginglymi} (pl)]
ginglymi
See {ginglymus}