amphiarthrosis

(ăm'fē-är-thrō'sĭs)
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
A type of articulation between bony surfaces that permits limited motion and is connected by ligaments or elastic cartilage, such as that between the vertebrae.

A cartilaginous joint that permits only slight movement; examples are vertebral joints in which intervertebral discs allow movement, the pubic symphysis, and the sacroiliac joint.

(ăm'fē-är-thrō'sĭs)
n.

See movable joint (sense ).

am'phi·ar·thro'di·al (-thrō'dē-əl) adj.

A joint in which the surfaces are connected by fibrocartilage, as between vertebrae. Called also cartilaginous joint. See also symphysis, synchondrosis.