1. A type of articulation between bony surfaces that permits limited motion and is connected by ligaments or elastic cartilage, such as that between the vertebrae.
2. A form of jointing consisting of both diarthrosis and synarthrosis, the two bones being united by a cartilage of some elasticity, which prevents one surface sliding on the other, but permits a certain amount of movement; as in the joints of the vertebral column, the carpus, etc.