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Definition of: enarthrosis
(en′är·thrō′sis) noun Anat.
An articulation in which the rounded head of a bone is received into a corresponding cavity; a ball-and-socket joint, as the hip joint. [<NL <Gk. enarthrōsis <enarthros jointed <en- in + arthron a joint]
—en′ar·thro′di·al (-dē·əl) adjective
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