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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Synchondroses

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];

σύν

with + [GREEK] cartilage.]

(Anat.)

An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by cartilage.

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Synˊchon-dro′si-al

Adj.

Noun.

[Gr. cartilage.] The connection of bones by means of cartilage or gristle.

synchondrosis ‎(plural synchondroses)

(anatomy) A form of only slightly-moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage