ball-and-socket
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Those fingers come with a long, skeletal middle digit equipped with a ball-and-socket joint for horrifying dexterity, like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come beckoning Ebenezer Scrooge to gaze upon his own sordid death.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
The ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder is secured by the four muscles and tendons of the rotator cuff, which can become irritated, torn or overstretched.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022
Any sort of twist or imbalance can put stress on ball-and-socket joints.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021
The ball of this ball-and-socket joint had been flattened by wear and tear, and its no-longer-smooth surface was now in direct contact with the bony cup of the socket.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018
As already mentioned, its rounded head fits into the socket of the shoulder-blade, forming a ball-and-socket joint, which permits great freedom of motion.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
