wrist vs gliding joint

wrist and gliding joint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrist	Yes	No	No	No
gliding joint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gliding joint is a hypernym of wrist; that is, gliding joint is a word with a broader meaning than wrist:

wrist: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
gliding joint: a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions

Other hypernyms of wrist include articulatio plana.

wrist (noun)	gliding joint (noun)
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones	a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions