Definition of articulation

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Articulation (n.) One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc..

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Articulation :: Articulation (n.) The state of being jointed; connection of parts.
Intertarsal :: Intertarsal (a.) Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations..
Scapulo- :: Scapulo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
Articulated :: Articulated (a.) United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton..
Articulative :: Articulative (a.) Of or pertaining to articulation.
Joint :: "Joint (n.) The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods..
Arthrodia :: Arthrodia (n.) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket..
Lisp :: Lisp (v. i.) To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as a child learning to talk..
Gomphosis :: Gomphosis (n.) A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the jaws..
Amphiarthrosis :: Amphiarthrosis (n.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.
Velar :: Velar (a.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q..
Ginglymus :: Ginglymus (n.) A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the ankle..
Abarticulation :: Abarticulation (n.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis..
Pectoriloquy :: Pectoriloquy (n.) The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity..
Interphalangeal :: Interphalangeal (a.) Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations..
Gout :: Gout (n.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc..
Synchondrotomy :: Synchondrosis (n.) An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage.
Synastry :: Synarthrosis (n.) Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It sometimes includes symphysial articulations also. See the Note under Articulation, n., 1..
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