See Also: articulatio ellipsoidea(medicine)
articulatio(medicine)
articulatio trochoidea(medicine)
articulatio ovoidalis(medicine)
articulatio mediocarpea(medicine)
articulatio mandibularis(medicine)
articulatio lumbosacralis(medicine)
articulatio incudostapedia(medicine)
articulatio incudomallearis(medicine)
articulatio humeroulnaris(medicine)

deserved (iou) and articulatio ellipsoidea (medicine)


deserved (iou)



deserved ppl adjective. M16.
[from DESERVE + -ED1.]
1. Rightfully earned, merited. M16.
2. Meritorious, worthy. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
deservedly adverb according to desert or merit; rightfully, worthily: M16.
deservedness noun worthiness, desert; excellence: E17.

articulatio ellipsoidea (medicine)


articulatio ellipsoidea -->
ellipsoidal joint


A modified ball-and-socket synovial joint in which the joint surfaces are elongated or ellipsoidal; it is a biaxial joint, i.e., two axes of motion at right angles to each Other, the radiocarpal being an example.

Synonym: articulatio ellipsoidea, articulatio condylaris, condylar articulation, condylar joint.