Synchondrosis

//ˌsɪŋ.kɒnˈdɹəʊ.sɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.

Etymology

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

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