diarthrodial, a. Anat.
(ˌdaɪɑːˈθrəʊdɪəl)
[f. di- prefix3 (Gr. δια-) + arthrodial.]
Pertaining to or characterized by diarthrosis.
‘Diarthrodial cartilages: the cartilages which cover the joint-ends of bones’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
| 1830 R. Knox Béclard's Anat. 285 The diarthrodial cartilages..have disappeared. 1845 Todd & Bowman Phys. Anat. I. 88 The bones entering into the composition of diarthrodial joints. 1876 Quain Elem. Anat. (ed. 8) I. 132 Certain forms of diarthrodial joint have received special names. |