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.
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