Diarthrosis

2 definitions found

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

  Diarthrosis \Di`ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
     joint, articulate; dia` through, asunder + ? to fasten by a
     joint, 'a`rqron joint.] (Anat.)
     A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a
     complete joint; abarticulation. See {Articulation}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diarthrosis
       n : a joint so articulated as to move freely [syn: {synovial
           joint}, {articulatio synovialis}]
       [also: {diarthroses} (pl)]