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arthrodia

American

[ahr-throh-dee-uh] / ɑrˈθroʊ di ə /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

arthrodiae

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

arthrodia British

/ ɑːˈθrəʊdɪə /

noun

anatomy zoology a joint

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Other Word Forms

arthrodial adjective
arthrodic adjective

Etymology

Origin of arthrodia

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

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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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