synovial joints of free lower limb

synovial joints of free low·er limb

[TA] the joints uniting the bones of the free inferior limb to one another and to the pelvic girdle; they are the hip joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joints, and the joints of the ankle and foot. Synonym(s): articulationes membri inferioris liberi [TA], juncturae membri inferioris liberi [TA], joints of free inferior limb