synchondrosis

(sĭngˌkŏn-drōˈsĭs, sĭnˌ-)

noun pl. syn·chon·dro·ses (-sēz)
A form of articulation in which the bones are rigidly fused by cartilage.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin synchondrōsis

Origin: , from Greek sunkhondrōsis

Origin: : sun-, syn-

Origin: + khondros, cartilage

Origin: + -ōsis, -osis

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