Home › Words › A › arthronarthron/ˌæɹˈθɹəʊn/arthron means an articulation or joint.arthron is pronounced /ˌæɹˈθɹəʊn/.EtymologyDerived from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron, “articulation, joint”). Compare New Latin articulus and New Latin arthrītis.nounAn articulation or joint.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.arthroncus 76% match — A tumor or swelling of a joint. vs arthron →arthrosis 74% match — Any articulation (joint) in an animalian body. vs arthron →articulation 70% match — A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending. vs arthron →arthral 68% match — Relating to a joint vs arthron →enarthrosis 67% match — A ball-and-socket joint. vs arthron →articulary 64% match — The articular bone; a bone in the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. vs arthron →articular 64% match — Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body. vs arthron →abarticulation 64% match — An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint. vs arthron →