Sci-Tech Dictionary:
arthrodia
(anatomy) A diarthrosis permitting only restricted motion between a concave and a convex surface, as in some wrist and ankle articulations. Also known as gliding joint.
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Sports Science and Medicine:
gliding joint
arthrosis; arthrodial joint
A synovial joint, such as the facet joints of the vertebrae and the intercarpal joints of the wrist, which allows only non-axial gliding or twisting movements.
Veterinary Dictionary:
arthrodia
A type of synovial joint in which the joint surfaces are flat and allow only a gliding motion; called also gliding joint, articulatio plana.
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