Group · Joints & ligaments
Ellipsoid joint
Articulatio ellipsoidea
- System
- Joints & ligaments
- Part of
- Diarthrosis
DescriptionUnreviewed
A condyloid joint (also called condylar, ellipsoidal, or bicondylar) is an ovoid articular surface, or condyle that is received into an elliptical cavity.
This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction.
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Names
- Latin
- Articulatio ellipsoidea
- English
- Ellipsoid joint
- French
- Articulation éllipsoïde
- Spanish
- Articulación elipsoidea
- Portuguese
- Junta elipsoide