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Webster 1913 Edition


Enarthrosis


Enˊar-thro′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] jointed; [GREEK] in + [GREEK] joint.]
(Anat.)
A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See
Articulation
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enarthrosis

ENARTHRO'SIS

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Noun.
[Gr. a joint.] In anatomy, that species of articulation which consists in the insertion of the round end of a bone in the cup-like cavity of another, forming a movable joint; the ball and socket.

Definition 2024


enarthrosis

enarthrosis

English

Noun

enarthrosis (plural enarthroses)

  1. (anatomy) A ball-and-socket joint.

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