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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The abnormal development of a joint. countable, uncountable

   "Conditions such as those are known collectively as single suture synostosis."

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"Conditions such as those are known collectively as single suture synostosis."

Etymology

From syn- + Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + -osis.

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