Syndesmosis Definition

sĭndĕz-mōsĭs, -dĕs-
noun
The joining of adjacent bones as by ligaments.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Syndesmosis

Noun

Singular:
syndesmosis
Plural:
syndesmoses

Origin of Syndesmosis

  • New Latin syndesmōsis Greek sundesmos bond, ligament (from sundein to bind together syndetic) –osis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Syndesmosis Sentence Examples

  • Often it reaches the keel of the sternum, with subsequent syndesmosis or even synostosis, e.g.

  • No patient had a poor result because of the syndesmosis screw.

  • Boden et al described a model of syndesmosis injuries in which the lower leg was loaded in external rotation.

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