artificial joint

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   a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)

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Questions about artificial joint

What does artificial joint mean?

artificial joint means "a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)".

Is artificial joint a common word?

artificial joint is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.