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amphiarthrosis

[ am-fee-ahr-throh-sis ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural amphiarthroses
  1. a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.


amphiarthrosis

/ ˌæɪɑːˈθəʊɪ /

noun

  1. anatomy a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p··ٳd· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphiarthrosis1

1830–40; amphi- + Greek áٳō articulation. See arthro-, -osis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphiarthrosis1

C19: from amphi- + Greek ٳō articulation, from arthron a joint
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These hurts are not often of a very serious character, though the union is never so solid and complete as in other fractures, the callus being usually imperfect and of a fibrous character, with an amphiarthrosis formation.

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