Phys. [mod.L., a. Gr. ἀρθρωδία, f. ἀρθρώδης well-articulated.] A kind of articulation in which the surfaces of the bones are either plane, or but slightly convex and concave respectively; e.g., the shoulder-joint. Arthrodial a., of, pertaining to, or characterized by, arthrodia. Arthrodic a., = prec.
1634. T. Johnson, trans. Parey’s Chirurg., VI. xlii. (1678), 165. Arthrodia is when a lightly engraven cavity admits a small and short head.
1842. E. Wilson, Anat. Vade M., 92. Arthrodia is the movable joint in which the extent of motion is slight and limited.
1836. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., I. 256. Arthrodial joints are generally provided with ligaments.
