A gummy bear (German: GummibÃ¤r) is a small, fruit gum candy, similar to a jelly baby in some English-speaking countries. The candy is roughly 2 cm (0.8 in) long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummy bear is one of many gummies, popular gelatin-based candies sold in a variety of shapes and colors.
Synarthrodial joint. Definition. noun, plural: synarthrodial joints. The joint that connects bones by fibrous tissue and allows only little or no movement. Supplement. This type of joint connects bones by tough fibrous tissue. Examples are the sutures between the bones of the skull, and synchrondrosis.
ball-and-socket joint a synovial joint in which the rounded or spheroidal surface of one bone (the âballâ) moves within a cup-shaped depression (the âsocketâ) on another bone, allowing greater freedom of movement than any other type of joint. See illustration. Called also polyaxial or spheroidal joint.