Enarthroses

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enarthroses
       See {enarthrosis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enarthrosis


       n : a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one
           bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone [syn: {ball-and-socket
           joint}, {spheroid joint}, {cotyloid joint}, {enarthrodial
           joint}, {articulatio spheroidea}]
       [also: {enarthroses} (pl)]