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articulatio sellaris

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sad·dle joint

[TA]
a biaxial synovial joint in which the double motion is effected by the opposition of two surfaces, each of which is concave in one direction and convex in the other; as in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb.
Synonym(s): articulatio sellaris [TA], articulatio ovoidalis
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