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movable joint (medicine) and antrectomy (iou)


movable joint (medicine)


movable joint -->
synovial joint


A joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage, there is a joint cavity containing synovial fluid, lined with synovial membrane and reinforced by a fibrous capsule and ligaments, and there is some degree of free movement possible.

Synonym: articulatio synovialis, diarthrodial joint, diarthrosis, junctura synovialis, movable joint, perarticulation.


antrectomy (iou)



antrectomy noun. E20.
[from ANTR(UM + -ECTOMY.]
Surgical removal of the walls of an antrum, esp. of the stomach.