syndesmosis

[ sin-dez-moh-sis, -des- ]
/ ˌsɪn dɛzˈmoʊ sɪs, -dɛs- /

noun, plural syn·des·mo·ses [sin-dez-moh-seez, -des-] /ˌsɪn dɛzˈmoʊ siz, -dɛs-/. Anatomy.

a connection of bones by ligaments, fasciae, or membranes other than in a joint.

Origin of syndesmosis

1720–30; < Greek sýndesm(os) bond (see syndesmectomy) + -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM syndesmosis

syn·des·mot·ic [sin-dez-mot-ik, -des-] /ˌsɪn dɛzˈmɒt ɪk, -dɛs-/, adjective

Words nearby syndesmosis

syndesmodial joint, syndesmopexy, syndesmophyte, syndesmoplasty, syndesmorrhaphy, syndesmosis, syndesmotomy, syndetic, syndeton, syndic, syndical

British Dictionary definitions for syndesmoses

syndesmosis
/ (ˌsɪndɛsˈməʊsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

anatomy a type of joint in which the articulating bones are held together by a ligament of connective tissue

Derived forms of syndesmosis

syndesmotic (ˌsɪndɛsˈmɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for syndesmosis

New Latin, from Greek sundein to bind together; see syndesis

Medical definitions for syndesmoses

syndesmosis
[ sĭn′dĕz-mō′sĭs ]

n. pl. syn•des•mo•ses (-sēz)

A form of fibrous joint in which opposing surfaces that are relatively far apart are united by ligaments. syndesmodial joint

Other words from syndesmosis

syn′des•mot′ic (-mŏt′ĭk) adj.