ball-and-socket joint vs synovial joint

ball-and-socket joint and synovial joint both are nouns.

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

As nouns, synovial joint is a hypernym of ball-and-socket joint; that is, synovial joint is a word with a broader meaning than ball-and-socket joint:

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
synovial joint: a joint so articulated as to move freely

Other hypernyms of ball-and-socket joint include articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis.

ball-and-socket joint (noun)	synovial joint (noun)
a joint that can rotate within a socket	a joint so articulated as to move freely
a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

ball-and-socket joint vs synovial joint

ball-and-socket joint and synovial joint both are nouns.

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