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syssarcosis definition

sys·sar·co·sis (sis′är kō′sis)

noun

the connection of two or more bones by muscle

Etymology: ModL < Gr syssarkōsis, a being overgrown with flesh < syssarkousthai, to cover over with flesh < syn-, with + sarx (gen. sarkos), flesh: see sarcasm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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