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rocking horse effect

rocking horse effect noun: a problem with shoulder replacements, in which the head of the humerus rotates and translates back and forth on the glenoid socket.

Noun

rocking horse effect (plural rocking horse effects)

  1. A problem with shoulder replacements, in which the head of the humerus rotates and translates back and forth on the glenoid socket.

Synonyms of rocking horse effect

Forms of rocking horse effect

pluralrocking horse effects

Questions about rocking horse effect

What does rocking horse effect mean?
Rocking horse effect means a problem with shoulder replacements, in which the head of the humerus rotates and translates back and forth on the glenoid socket.
What part of speech is rocking horse effect?
Rocking horse effect is a noun.
What is the plural of rocking horse effect?
The plural of rocking horse effect is rocking horse effects.

Words near rocking horse effect in the dictionary

  1. rocking chair money
  2. rocking chairs
  3. rocking grate
  4. rocking grates
  5. rocking horse
  6. rocking horse effect
  7. rocking horse phenomenon
  8. rocking horse poo
  9. rocking horse shit
  10. rocking horses
  11. rocking on

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