enarthrosis

[en-ahr-throh-sis]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

enarthroses 

1. ball-and-socket joint.

enarthrosis

/ ˌɛnɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

1. anatomy a ball-and-socket joint, such as that of the hip

Other Word Forms

• enarthrodial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enarthrosis¹

1625–35; < New Latin < Greek enárthrōsis; en- ², arthrosis ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of enarthrosis¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from arthrōsis, from arthron a joint + _-osis

Example Sentences

Diarthrosis, dī-ar-thrō′sis, n. the general name for all forms of articulation which admit of the motion of one bone upon another, free arthrosis—including Enarthrosis, Ginglymus, and Cyclarthrosis.

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Enarthrosis is a kind of Articulation which unites two Bones with a great Head on one side, and a large Cavity on the other; as the Head of the Thigh-Bone in the Cavity of the Ischion or Huckle-Bone.

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Enarthrosis: an articulation like a ball and socket joint.

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