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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
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