diarthrosis

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noun

A joint that can move freely in various planes

Similar
abarticulationsynovial jointarticulatio synovialis
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Meanings

noundiarthrosis (plural diarthroses)

plural diarthroses

  1. anatomyA joint that can move freely in various planes

    Synonyms: abarticulation, synovial joint

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA joint that can move freely in various planes

Similar
abarticulationsynovial joint

More synonyms by meaning

nouna joint so articulated as to move freely

Similar
synovial jointarticulatio synovialis
Broader
jointarticulationarticulatio
Also see
abarticulation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From dia- + arthrosis.

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Translations

Catalan diartrosi
  • diartrosia joint that can move freely in various planes
French diarthrose
  • diarthrosea joint that can move freely in various planes
German Diarthrose
  • Diarthrosea joint that can move freely in various planes
Hungarian megszakított összeköttetés
  • megszakított összeköttetésa joint that can move freely in various planes
Italian diartrosi
  • diartrosia joint that can move freely in various planes
Korean 가동관절
  • 가동관절 (gadonggwanjeol)a joint that can move freely in various planes
Portuguese diartrose, abartrose
  • diartrosea joint that can move freely in various planes
  • abartrosea joint that can move freely in various planes
Spanish diartrosis
  • diartrosisa joint that can move freely in various planes
Cite this entry
APA

diarthrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarthrosis

MLA

“diarthrosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarthrosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diarthrosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarthrosis.

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