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Webster 1913 Edition
Arthrodia
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Ar-thro′di-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] well articulated;
ἄρθρον
a joint + [GREEK] shape.] (Anat.)
A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arthrodia
ARTHRO'DIA
,Noun.
1.
A species of articulation, in which the head of one bone is received into the shallow socket of another; as the humerus and the scapula.2.
In natural history, a genus of imperfect crystals, found in complex masses, and forming long single pyramids, with very short and slender columns.