diarthrosis meaning

Noun: diarthrosis  `dIaa(r)'throwsis

1. A joint so articulated as to move freely
   - synovial joint, articulatio synovialis

Type of: articulatio, articulation, joint

Encyclopedia: Diarthrosis

[Medicine]
n pl -thro·ses
1 : articulation that permits free movement
2 : a freely movable joint —called also synovial joint