arthrodia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀρθρωδία (arthrōdía), from ἀρθρώδης (arthrṓdēs, “well articulated”).
Noun
editarthrodia (plural arthrodias)
- (anatomy, probably, archaic) A plane joint
- 1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, Pantologia:
- The radius is connected […] to the carpus by arthrodia.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editarticulation in which the surfaces are nearly flat
References
edit- “arthrodia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.