amphiarthrosis /am·phi·ar·thro·sis/ (am″fe-ahr-thro´sis) a joint permitting little motion, the opposed surfaces being connected by fibrocartilage, as between vertebrae.
amphiarthrosis.
am·phi·ar·thro·sis ( m f -är-thr  s s)n. See movable joint. am phi·ar·throdi·al (-thrd- l) adj. |
amphiarthrosis.
See cartilaginous joint.
amphiarthrosis
a joint in which the surfaces are connected by fibrocartilage, as between vertebrae. Called also cartilaginous joint. See also symphysis, synchondrosis.
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