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SNAP-JOINT

\snˈapd͡ʒˈɔ͡ɪnt], \snˈapd‍ʒˈɔ‍ɪnt], \s_n_ˈa_p_dʒ_ˈɔɪ_n_t]\

Definitions of SNAP-JOINT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A joint employed in orthopedic apparatus that admits of flexion of the limb, but becomes fixed by a catch on extension.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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