Abarticulation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abarticulation \Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion\
     ([a^]b`[aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ab + E.
     articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See {Article}.] (Anat.)
     Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits
     of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. --Coxe.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abarticulation
       n : dislocation of a joint