Amphiarthrosis

( am-fe-ar-throf-sis ) [d«0/, around; apBpov, a joint]. A form of mixed articulation in which the surfaces of the bones are connected by broad discs of fibro-cartilage, or else 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. 51