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synostosis
syn·os·to·sis
noun pl. syn·os·to·ses (-sēz) The fusion of normally separate skeletal bones.
Origin: syn- + Greek osteon, bone; see ost- in Indo-European roots + -osis.
Related Forms:
- synˌos·totˈic (-tŏtˈĭk) adjective
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