- synarthrosis
- noun (plural synarthroses) Etymology: Greek synarthrōsis, from syn- + arthrōsis arthrosis Date: 1578 an immovable articulation in which the bones are united by intervening fibrous connective tissues
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synarthrosis — [sin΄är thrō′sis] n. pl. synarthroses [sin΄är thrō′sēz΄] [ModL < Gr synarthrōsis, a being jointed together < synarthroun, to link together < syn , with + arthron, a joint: see ART1] Anat. any of various immovable articulations, or joints … English World dictionary
Synarthrosis — Syn ar*thro sis, n.; pl. {Synarthroses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a being jointed together, fr. ? to link or joint together; sy n with + ? a joint.] (Anat.) Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It sometimes includes symphysial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Synarthrosis — Synarthrōsis (grch.), die unbewegliche, fest zusammenhängende Gelenkverbindung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Synarthrosis — Synarthrosis, griech., Gelenkverbindung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Synarthrosis — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 284 Caption = Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = s 32 DorlandsSuf = 12776698 A synarthrosis is a type of joint… … Wikipedia
synarthrosis — /sin ahr throh sis/, n., pl. synarthroses / seez/. Anat. immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture. [1570 80; < NL < Gk synárthrosis, equiv. to synarthro (var. s. of synarthroûsthai to be joined by articulation, equiv. to syn SYN … Universalium
synarthrosis — syn•ar•thro•sis [[t]ˌsɪn ɑrˈθroʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). anat. anat. an immovable joint or articulation • Etymology: 1570–80; < NL < Gk synárthrōsis=synarthrō , var. s. of synarthroûsthai to be joined by articulation … From formal English to slang
synarthrosis — an articulation allowing very little movement as between the two mandibles at the jaw tip; cf. amphiarthrosis and diarthrosis … Dictionary of ichthyology
synarthrosis — noun A type of joint in which two bones are connected rigidly by fibrous tissue … Wiktionary
synarthrosis — An immovable or nearly immovable union of rigid components of the skeletal system, including fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and bony unions (synostoses). See articulation. [G. fr. syn, together, + arthrosis, articulation] * * *… … Medical dictionary
