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supervisory (iou) and movable joint (medicine)


supervisory (iou)



supervisory adjective. M19.
[from SUPERVISE verb + -ORY2.]
Of or pertaining to supervision, having the function of supervising a person, task, etc.

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.