Synostosis Definition
sĭnŏs-tōsĭs
noun
The fusion of normally separate skeletal bones.
American Heritage Medicine
(medicine) The abnormal development of a joint.
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Other Word Forms of Synostosis
Noun
Singular:
synostosisPlural:
synostosesOrigin of Synostosis
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syn– Greek osteon bone ost- in Indo-European roots –osis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From syn- + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (osteon, “bone") + -osis.
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