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nzur
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Terminology : comment please !

03/31/2010 6:17 PM

Hey, folks !! nice to see you !

Since I am not an english native speaker, I actually have small problems with choosing a proper word (terminology). There is a word "suspension". When you hear that word at first, you might think about car or something related.. right ?!?

i am just wondering if there is a replacement for suspension in the view of physiolgy or human things like knee function or so..

I guess suspension itself is not that bad, but just wondering if there's better thing.

any comment please, thanks !!
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Re: Terminology : comment please !

03/31/2010 9:56 PM

Hi nzur,

I think you may be looking for the word "joint", as in knee joint or elbow joint. The joint is made up of the mating of the two bones, the ligaments that hold them together and tendons which are the attachments for the muscles that allow motion of the joint.

Relating to the human structure and how it is supported, you may even go with the "musculoskeletal system".

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04/01/2010 11:24 AM

Wikipedia says that suspension in a vehicle is a system of linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels, so perhaps suspension in a man is a system of linkages that connects his body to his feet.

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04/01/2010 11:09 PM

Try 'support'.

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