noun
- Plural of enarthrosis; ball-and-socket joints that allow movement in multiple directions.
Usage: anatomy; technical
Examples
- The shoulder and hip are examples of enarthroses in the human body.
- Enarthroses provide the greatest range of motion among all joint types.
- The anatomy textbook detailed how enarthroses function in the skeletal system.
- Dancers benefit from the flexibility that enarthroses offer at the hips and shoulders.