arthrodia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀρθρωδία (arthrōdía), from ἀρθρώδης (arthrṓdēs, “well articulated”).
Noun
[edit]arthrodia (plural arthrodias)
- (anatomy, probably, archaic) A plane joint
- 1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia:
- The radius is connected […] to the carpus by arthrodia.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]articulation in which the surfaces are nearly flat
References
[edit]- “arthrodia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.