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peg-and-socket joint — gomphosis … Medical dictionary
socket — (Subclass Branchiura): On third pair of thoracic appendages (thoracopods) of male, socket like depression in protopod. Receives peg of fourth thoracopod in a peg and socket arrangement and serves to hold both thoracopods together during… … Crustacea glossary
peg — (Subclass Branchiura): On last pair of thoracic appendages (fourth thoracopods) of male, peg like process of protopod. Fits into socket of third thoracopods in a peg and socket arrangement and serves to hold both thoracopods together during… … Crustacea glossary
peg — /pɛg / (say peg) noun 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point. 2. Colloquial a leg, sometimes one… …
peg — pegless, adj. peglike, adj. /peg/, n., v., pegged, pegging, adj. n. 1. a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark… … Universalium
Pintel and Ragetti — Pirates of the Caribbean character type = Comic Relief name = Pintel and Ragetti caption = Mackenzie Crook and Lee Arenberg as the Comic Relief Supporting Characters appearing in gender = Male hair color = eye color = occupation = Pirates,… … Wikipedia
Spigot and faucet joint — Spigot Spig ot, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael. spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See {Spike}.] A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug of a faucet or cock. [1913 Webster] {Spigot and faucet joint}, a joint for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gomphosis — A form of fibrous joint in which a peglike process fits into a hole, as the root of a tooth into the socket in the alveolus. SYN: articulatio dentoalveolaris, dentoalveolar joint, gompholic joint, peg and socket articulation, peg and socket joint … Medical dictionary
Joint — A joint is the area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. A joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage. An articulation or an arthrosis is the same as a joint. Joints are grouped according… … Medical dictionary
Gomphosis — The permanent teeth, viewed from the right. Latin syndesmosis dentoalveolaris Gray s … Wikipedia
