ENARTHROSIS

(Lat.). n. f. E2n-asrth-ro'si2s. Gen., enarthro's eos (-sis). Gr., evapflpwcris (from ev. in, and opflpwo-is, a jointing). Lat., inarticulatio. Fr., enarthrose. Ger.. Enarthrose, Nu gelenk. It., enartrosi. Sp., enartrosis. That variety of diarthrosis which includes joints, like that of the hip, that are freely movable in all directions, and are formed by the play of a rounded or globular bony eminence within a corresponding cup-like cavity; a ball-and socket joint. [L, 172.] [s. 697]