diarthrosis

[dahy-ahr-throh-sis]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

diarthroses 

1. a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.

diarthrosis

/ ˌdaɪɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. anatomy any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints

Other Word Forms

• diarthrodial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diarthrosis¹

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek; di- ³, arthrosis ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of diarthrosis¹

C16: New Latin, from _di- ² + Greek arthrōsis, from arthroun to fasten by a joint, from arthron joint

Example Sentences

Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.

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