Wrist joint

Japanese: wrist joint(英語表記)wristjoint
Wrist joint

...Specifically, this movement involves turning the palm back and forth. Turning the palm forward is called supination, and turning it backward is called pronation.
[Radiocarpal joint]
The wrist joint is the joint between the lower end of the radius and the carpal bones. The joint surface is elliptical, so it is classified as a biaxial elliptical joint.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "wrist joint" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この運動は具体的には,手のひらを前後にまわす運動で,手のひらを前に向ける運動を回外といい,反対に後ろに向けることを回内という。
[橈骨手根関節wrist joint]
 手首の関節で,単に手関節と呼ばれることもある。橈骨の下端と手根骨との間の関節で,関節面は楕円形をなすから,関節の分類上は2軸性の楕円関節に相当する。…

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