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synchondrosis
syn·chon·dro·sis
noun pl. syn·chon·dro·ses (-sēz) A form of articulation in which the bones are rigidly fused by cartilage.
Origin: New Latin synchondrōsis, from Greek sunkhondrōsis : sun-, syn- + khondros, cartilage + -ōsis, -osis.
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