amphiarthrosis

[am-fee-ahr-throh-sis]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

amphiarthroses 

1. a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.

amphiarthrosis

/ ˌæmfɪɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. anatomy a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone

Other Word Forms

• amphiarthrodial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphiarthrosis¹

1830–40; amphi- + Greek árthrōsis articulation. See arthro-, -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphiarthrosis¹

C19: from _amphi- + Greek arthrōsis articulation, from arthron a joint

Example Sentences

These hurts are not often of a very serious character, though the union is never so solid and complete as in other fractures, the callus being usually imperfect and of a fibrous character, with an amphiarthrosis formation.

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