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synostosis

American

[sin-o-stoh-sis] / ˌsɪn ɒˈstoʊ sɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

synostoses

union of separate bones into a single bone.

Other Word Forms

synostotic adjective
synostotical adjective
synostotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of synostosis

From New Latin, dating back to 1840–50; syn-, ostosis

Example Sentences

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Lucy was seven weeks old when Tom and his wife Hanna, who are from Cambridge, were told she had sagittal synostosis.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2017

This fusion of the diaphysis and epiphysis is a synostosis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Examples of synostosis fusions between cranial bones are found both early and late in life.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The synchondrosis is thus replaced by a synostosis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Often it reaches the keel of the sternum, with subsequent syndosmosis or even synostosis, e.g. in the gannet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

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