arthrodia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

arthrodia (plural arthrodias)

(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.

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