ARTHRODIA


Meaning of ARTHRODIA in English

— arthrodial, arthrodic /ahr throd"ik/ , adj.

/ahr throh"dee euh/ , n. , pl. arthrodiae /-dee ee'/ . Anat.

a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement. Also called gliding joint .

[ 1625-35; arthrodía, equiv. to arthród ( es ) jointed ( árthr ( on ) joint + -odes -ODE 1 ) + -ia -IA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .