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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, a joint or an articulation of any kind.
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Now the Greek arthron, which in Latin is articulus, signifies the putting together of several distinct parts.
Nature and Grace: Selections from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas 1954
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Greek; for the Greek _arthron_ [* Cf. William of Auxerre, Summa Aurea] which the Latin renders "articulus," signifies a fitting together of distinct parts: wherefore the small parts of the body which fit together are called the articulations of the limbs.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning
missanthropist commented on the word arthron
Greek Joint.
July 11, 2008