Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to amphiarthrosis, or to a joint exhibiting that kind of articulation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by amphiarthrosis.
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- adjective Characterized by
amphiarthrosis .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The articulations of the vertebral column consist of (1) a series of amphiarthrodial joints between the vertebral bodies, and (2) a series of diathrodial joints between the vertebral arches.
III. Syndesmology. 5. Articulations of the Trunk. a. Articulations of the Vertebral Column 1918
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It may be converted into fibrous tissue as in the case of the skull bones, a synarthrodial joint being the result, or it may become partly cartilaginous, in which case an amphiarthrodial joint is formed.
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The sacroiliac articulation is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the auricular surfaces of the sacrum and the ilium.
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The articulations between the bodies of the vertebræ are amphiarthrodial joints, and the individual vertebræ move only slightly on each other.
III. Syndesmology. 5. Articulations of the Trunk. a. Articulations of the Vertebral Column 1918
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The articulation between the pubic bones is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the two oval articular surfaces of the bones.
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It appears to be rare in childhood, and is formed, in Rivingtons opinion, from the amphiarthrodial form, by absorption.
III. Syndesmology. 5g. Articulation of the Manubrium and Body of the Sternum 1918
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The diarthrodial joint seems to have no tendency to ossify, while the amphiarthrodial is more liable to do so, and has been found ossified as early as thirty-four years of age.
III. Syndesmology. 5g. Articulation of the Manubrium and Body of the Sternum 1918
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The intervertebral fibrocartilage, connecting the body of the fifth lumbar to that of the first sacral vertebra and forming an amphiarthrodial joint.
III. Syndesmology. 5h. Articulation of the Vertebral Column with the Pelvis The Iliolumbar Ligament 1918
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The manubrium is united to the body of the sternum either by an amphiarthrodial jointa piece of fibrocartilage connecting the segmentsor by a diarthrodial joint, in which the articular surface of each bone is clothed with a lamina of cartilage.
III. Syndesmology. 5g. Articulation of the Manubrium and Body of the Sternum 1918
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This articulation is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the oval surface at the apex of the sacrum, and the base of the coccyx.
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