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scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint

scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint noun: the wrist joint where three bones, the scaphoid, trapezium, and trapezoid, meet on the thumb side of the wrist. It helps stabilize the wrist and transfer force during thumb and hand movements, especially gripping and pinching.

Noun

scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint (uncountable, abbreviation STT joint)

  1. The wrist joint where three bones, the scaphoid, trapezium, and trapezoid, meet on the thumb side of the wrist. It helps stabilize the wrist and transfer force during thumb and hand movements, especially gripping and pinching.

Forms of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint

abbreviationSTT joint

Origin of scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint

From scapho- + trapezio + trapezoid + joint

Questions about scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint

What does scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint mean?
Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint means the wrist joint where three bones, the scaphoid, trapezium, and trapezoid, meet on the thumb side of the wrist. It helps stabilize the wrist and transfer force during thumb and hand movements, especially gripping and pinching.
What part of speech is scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint?
Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint is a noun.

Words near scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint in the dictionary

  1. scaphopod
  2. scaphopods
  3. scaphoradial
  4. scaphotrapezial
  5. scaphotrapeziotrapezoid
  6. scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint
  7. scaphotrapeziotrapezoid osteoarthritis
  8. scaphotrapeziotrapezoidal
  9. scaphotrapeziotrapezoidosteoarthritis
  10. scaphotrapezium
  11. scaphotrapeziums

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