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Webster 1913 Edition


Abarticulation

Abˊar-ticˊu-la′tion

(ăbˊär-tĭkˊū̍-lā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[L.
ab
+ E.
articulation
: cf. F.
abarticulation
. See
Article
.]
(Anat.)
Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.
Coxe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Abarticulation

ABARTICULA'TION

,
Noun.
[See Articulate.]
In anatomy, that species of articulation or structure of joints, which admits of manifest or extensive motion; called also diarthrosis and dearticulation

Definition 2024


abarticulation

abarticulation

English

Noun

abarticulation (plural abarticulations)

  1. (anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
  2. The act of dislocating a joint.[1]

Synonyms

  • (an articulation, especially one that permits free motion): diarthrosis

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References

  1. Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, published 1993, pages 1