abarticulation Anat.
(ˌæbɑːtɪkjuːˈleɪʃən)
[ad. mod.L. ab-articulātio, a word for word rendering of Gr. ἀπ-άρθρωσις used by Galen, f. ab off, from, + articulātio a jointing, n. of action f. artĭcŭl-āre to join: see article.]
A kind of articulation admitting of free motion in the joint.
| 1751 Chambers Cycl. s.v., Abarticulation, in Anatomy, the same with diarthrosis. 1853 Mayne. |