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synchondrosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs/
  • General-American: /ˌsɪnˌkɑnˈdɹoʊ.sɪs/
  • rhymes with -əʊsɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.