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Diarthrodial

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di·ar·thro·sis  (där-thrss)
n. pl. di·ar·thro·ses (-sz)
Any of several types of bone articulation permitting free motion in a joint, as that of the shoulder or hip.
[Greek diarthrsis, from diarthroun, to articulate : dia-, between; see dia- + arthroun, to fasten by a joint (from arthron, joint; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]
diar·throdi·al (-d-l) adj.


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