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.

 

© Webster 1913.

Log in or register to write something here or to contact authors.