An obsolete or archaic plural form referring to varieties or types of hinge joints.
From Latin 'ginglymus' + 'modi' (modes or types). This represents an attempted Latin plural that never gained traction in anatomical nomenclature.
This is a word that probably appeared in just one 18th-century anatomy textbook and then was forgotten—showing how scientific terminology constantly evolves and ruthlessly eliminates the unsuccessful terms!
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