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Webster 1913 Edition


Synarthrosis


Synˊar-thro′sis

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Noun.
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pl.
Synarthroses
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a being jointed together, fr. [GREEK] to link or joint together;
σύν
with + [GREEK] a joint.]
(Anat.)
Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It sometimes includes symphysial articulations also. See the Note under
Articulation
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Noun.
, 1.

Webster 1828 Edition


Synarthrosis

SYNARTHRO'SIS

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Noun.
[Gr. with, and to articulate.] Union of bones without motion; close union; as in sutures, symphysis and the like.

Definition 2024


synarthrosis

synarthrosis

English

Noun

synarthrosis (plural synarthroses)

  1. (anatomy) A type of joint in which two bones are connected rigidly by fibrous tissue