synostosis

synostosis definition - medical

syn·os·to·sis (sĭnˌŏ-stōˈsĭs)

noun pl. syn·os·to·ses (-sēz)
Fusion of normally separate bones. Also called bony ankylosis, true ankylosis.

Related Forms:

  • synˌos·totˈic (-tŏtˈĭk) adjective

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