Meanings
nounabarthrosis (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of articulation that allows considerable change in position and spatial relationship between the articulated parts, and which bones move freely upon one another; diarthrosis.
Origin
From Latin ab- (“from”) + Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “joint”) + -osis (“condition”).
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abarthrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abarthrosis
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“abarthrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abarthrosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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