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{{Definitions
|Term=Ball-and-socket joint
|Short definition=a joint consisting of a ball-shaped bone that fits into a cup-shaped bone, making the joint free to rotate; examples include the hip and shoulder
|Type=Medical term
|Specialty=General
|Language=English
|Source=AMA
}}
{{PAGENAME}} (definition) a joint consisting of a ball-shaped bone that fits into a cup-shaped bone, making the joint free to rotate; examples include the hip and shoulder<br>{{glossary headings}}<br>[[Category:Glossary]]