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amphiarthrosis
am·phi·ar·thro·sis
/
ˌæm
fi
ɑrˈθroʊ
sɪs
/
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[
am-fee-ahr-
throh
-sis
]
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noun,
plural
am·phi·ar·thro·ses
/
ˌæm
fi
ɑrˈθroʊ
siz
/
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[
am-fee-ahr-
throh
-seez
]
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.
Anatomy
.
a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae.
Origin:
1830–40;
amphi-
+
Greek
árthrōsis
articulation. See
arthro-
,
-osis
Related forms
am·phi·ar·thro·di·al,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
amphiarthrosis
(ˌæmfɪɑːˈθrəʊsɪs)
—
n
,
pl
-ses
anatomy
a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone
[C19: from
amphi-
+ Greek
arthrōsis
articulation, from
arthron
a joint]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Medical Dictionary
amphiarthrosis
am·phi·ar·thro·sis (ām'fē-är-thrō'sĭs)
n.
See
movable joint
.
am'phi·ar·thro'di·al
(-thrō'dē-əl)
adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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