arthron

Derived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron, “articulation, joint”). Compare New Latin articulus and New Latin arthrītis.

• enPR: ăr′thrōn′
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹˈθɹəʊn/, /ˌaɹˈ-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹˈθɹoʊn/, /ˌɛɹˈ-/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹˈθɹoʊn/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹˈθɹəʉn/, /-ˈθɹɐʉn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹˈθɹɐʉn/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌaɹˈθɹon/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌæɾˈt̪ɾoːn/
• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Hyphenation: ar‧thron

arthron (plural arthra)

2. An articulation or joint.

• “arthron, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present, reproduced from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 2003, →OCLC.