DIARTHROSIS


Meaning of DIARTHROSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-är-ˈthrō-səs ]

noun

( plural di·ar·thro·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek diarthrōsis, from diarthroun to joint, from dia- + arthroun to fasten by a joint, from arthron joint — more at arthr-

Date: 1578

1. : articulation that permits free movement

2. : a freely movable joint

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