synchondrosis

noun

noun

UK /ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs/ · US /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/

Etymology Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

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