noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture
2. 2
   A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery
3. 3
   A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint

Synonyms

All synonyms

false jointfalse joint

Etymology

From pseudo- + arthrosis.

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