enarthrosis

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noun

A ball-and-socket joint.

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ball-and-socket jointspheroid jointcotyloid jointenarthrodial jointarticulatio spheroidea
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Meanings

nounenarthrosis (plural enarthroses)

plural enarthroses

  1. anatomyA ball-and-socket joint.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

Similar
ball-and-socket jointspheroid jointcotyloid jointenarthrodial jointarticulatio spheroidea
Broader
synovial jointarticulatio synovialisdiarthrosis
Also see
ball-and-socket joint

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan enartrosi
  • enartrosia ball-and-socket joint
French énarthrose
  • énarthrosea ball-and-socket joint
Māori pona kapunga
  • pona kapungaa ball-and-socket joint
Portuguese enartrose
  • enartrosea ball-and-socket joint
Spanish enartrosis
  • enartrosisa ball-and-socket joint

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nearthrosis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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