articulatio spheroidea vs ball-and-socket joint

articulatio spheroidea and ball-and-socket joint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
articulatio spheroidea	Yes	No	No	No
ball-and-socket joint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, articulatio spheroidea and ball-and-socket joint are synonyms defined as:

articulatio spheroidea and ball-and-socket joint: a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

Other synonyms of articulatio spheroidea include cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, spheroid joint.

articulatio spheroidea (noun)	ball-and-socket joint (noun)
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone	a joint that can rotate within a socket
	a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone