amphiarthrosis

[ am-fee-ahr-throh-sis ]
/ ˌæm fi ɑrˈθroʊ sɪs /

noun, plural am·phi·ar·thro·ses [am-fee-ahr-throh-seez] /ˌæm fi ɑrˈθroʊ siz/. Anatomy.

a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.

Origin of amphiarthrosis

1830–40; amphi- + Greek árthrōsis articulation. See arthro-, -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM amphiarthrosis

am·phi·ar·thro·di·al, adjective

Words nearby amphiarthrosis

amperometric titration, ampersand, amphetamine, amphi-, amphiaraus, amphiarthrosis, amphiaster, amphibaric, amphibia, amphibian, amphibians

British Dictionary definitions for amphiarthrodial

amphiarthrosis
/ (ˌæmfɪɑːˈθrəʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

anatomy a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone

Word Origin for amphiarthrosis

C19: from amphi- + Greek arthrōsis articulation, from arthron a joint

Medical definitions for amphiarthrodial

amphiarthrosis
[ ăm′fē-är-thrō′sĭs ]

n.

movable joint

Other words from amphiarthrosis

am′phi•ar•thro′di•al (-thrō′dē-əl) adj.