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Definition of Enarthrodial joint
1. Noun. A freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone.
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Synovialis, Diarthrosis, Synovial Joint
Specialized synonyms: Articulatio Humeri, Shoulder, Shoulder Joint, Articulatio Coxae, Coxa, Hip, Hip Joint
Medical Definition of Enarthrodial joint
1. A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. Synonym: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid joint. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enarthrodial Joint
Literary usage of Enarthrodial joint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"The hip-joint presents a very striking contrast to the other great enarthrodial
joint—the shoulder—in the much more complete mechanical arrangements for its ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Luther Holden (1878)
"The hip-joint presents a very striking contrast to the other great enarthrodial
joint—the shoulder—in the much more complete mechanical arrangements for its ..."
3. A Compend of human physiology: Especially Adapted for the Use of Medical by Albert Philson Brubaker (1893)
"Being a typical enarthrodial joint the movements can take place in all directions;
and consist of flexion; extension; abduction, which, at an angle of 90°, ..."
4. Animal Locomotion: Or, Walking, Swimming, and Flying, with a Dissertation on by James Bell Pettigrew (1883)
"The enarthrodial joint has by far the most extensive power of motion, and is
therefore selected for uniting the limbs to the trunk. ..."
5. Animal Locomotion by James Bell Pettigrew (1874)
"The enarthrodial joint has by far the most extensive power of motion, and is
therefore selected for uniting the limbs to the trunk. ..."
6. A Compend of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and Prescription Writing by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1887)
"That of the thumb with the trapezium is an enarthrodial joint, having a Capsular
Ligament and a separate synovial membrane. ..."
7. Design in Nature: Illustrated by Spiral and Other Arrangements in the by James Bell Pettigrew (1908)
"The enarthrodial joint has by far the most extensive power of motion, and is
therefore selected for uniting the limbs to the trunk. ..."
8. A Compend of human anatomy, including the anatomy of viscera by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1890)
"... thumb with the trapezium is an enarthrodial joint, having a Capsular Ligament
and a separate synovial membrane. The 4 inner metacarpal bones form 4 ..."
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