affrication - the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate

aspiration - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

epenthesis - the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis"

nasalisation, nasalization - the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

retroflection, retroflexion - an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth

diction, enunciation - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

syncopation, syncope - (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

sandhi - the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)

esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium

connexion, link, connection - a connecting shape

expression - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas"

fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

hock - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

stifle, knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone

articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint

articulatory system - the system of joints in the body

fibrous joint, sutura, suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely

endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)

anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"