arthrodia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρθρωδία (arthrōdía), from ἀρθρώδης (arthrṓdēs, “well articulated”).

Noun

arthrodia (plural arthrodias)

1. (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

• arthrodial, arthrodic

Translations

articulation in which the surfaces are nearly flat

• Ido: artrodio (io)
• Portuguese: artródia f, artrodia f

References

• “arthrodia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.