enarthrosis

American

[en-ahr-throh-sis] / ˌɛn ɑrˈθroʊ sɪs /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

ball-and-socket joint.

enarthrosis British

/ ˌɛnɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

enarthrodial

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

enarthroses

plural

Etymology

Origin of enarthrosis

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

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