Amphi-

(am'-fe). A prefix signifying about, on both sides, around, etc., as amphiarthrosis, amphibia, etc. Amphiarthrosis (am-fe-ar-thro' -sis). A form of mixed articulation in which the surfaces of the bones are connected by broad discs of fibro-cartilage, or else they are covered with fibro-cartilage and connected by external ligaments. It is distinguished by limited flexion in every direction, as, e.g., between the vertebrae.