- amphidiarthrosis
- am·phi·di·ar·thro·sis (am″fĭ-di″ahr-throґsis) [amphi- + diarthrosis] a joint having the nature of both a ginglymus and articulatio plana (arthrodia), as the articulation of the mandible.
Amphidiarthrosis, exemplified by the temporomandibular joint. Arrows show the gliding component (arthrodia or articulatio plana) and hinge component (ginglymus) of movement.
Medical dictionary. 2011.