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enarthrosis
[en-ahr-throh-sis]
enarthrosis
/ ˌɛɑːˈθəʊɪ /
noun
anatomy a ball-and-socket joint, such as that of the hip
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Other 51Թ Forms
- enarthrodial adjective
- ˌԲˈٳǻ徱 adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enarthrosis1
1625–35; < New Latin < Greek áٳō; en- 2, arthrosis 1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enarthrosis1
C17: via New Latin from Greek, from ٳō, from arthron a joint + -osis
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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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