ball-and-socket joint

Noun ball-and-socket joint has 2 senses

• ball-and-socket joint(n = noun.body) articulatio spheroidea, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint - a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone;
is a kind of articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint
has particulars: articulatio humeri, shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio coxae, coxa, hip, hip joint

• ball-and-socket joint(n = noun.artifact) - a joint that can rotate within a socket;
is a kind of joint
has parts: socket