amphidiarthrosis /am·phi·di·ar·thro·sis/ (-di″ahr-thro´sis) a joint having the nature of both ginglymus and arthrodia, as that of the lower jaw.amphidiarthro´dial 
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Amphidiarthrosis, exemplified by the temporomandibular joint. Arrows show the gliding component (arthrodia or articulatio plana) and hinge component (ginglymus) of movement.
amphidiarthrosis
a joint having the nature of both ginglymus and arthrodia, as that of the lower jaw.
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