abarthrosis

noun

ab·​ar·​thro·​sis

¦aˌbärˈthrōsə̇s

plural abarthroses

-ˌsēz

: diarthrosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ab- ab- entry 1 + arthrosis arthrosis

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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