arthrodia

[ahr-throh-dee-uh]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

arthrodiae 

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

arthrodia

/ ɑːˈθrəʊdɪə /

noun

1. anatomy zoology a joint

Other Word Forms

• arthrodial adjective
• arthrodic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthrodia¹

1625–35; < Greek arthrōdía, equivalent to arthrṓd ( ēs ) jointed ( árthr ( on ) joint + -ōdēs -ode ¹ ) + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

Arthrodia is a sort of Articulation, by the means whereof two Bones are join'd together with a flat Head receiv'd into a Cavity of a small depth.

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