arthrodia
noun
a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
arthrodial
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a word derived from
arthrodia.
Example Sentences
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But there comes a time when the old fellow succumbs to his arthrodial trouble, and there is nothing for it but to send him to the binder that he may acquire a second youth.
From The Book-Hunter at Home by P. B. M. Allan
The bone was living and healthy and had formed a sort of arthrodial joint on the base of the phalanx of the little finger and had remained in this position for nearly twenty-two years.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
