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Webster 1913 Edition


Diarthrosis

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Diˊar-thro′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to joint, articulate;
διά
through, asunder + [GREEK] to fasten by a joint,
ἄρθρον
joint.]
(Anat.)
A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See
Articulation
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