What is a hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle called?
ginglymus — A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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