ENARTHRO'SIS, noun [Gr. a joint.] In anatomy, that species of articulation which consists in the insertion of the round end of a bone in the cup-like cavity of another, forming a movable joint; the ball and socket.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.