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syssarcosis

American

[sis-ahr-koh-sis] / ˌsɪs ɑrˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

the joining or attachment of bones by means of muscle.

syssarcosis British

/ ˌsɪsɑːˈkəʊsɪs, ˌsɪsɑːˈkɒtɪk /

noun

anatomy the union or articulation of bones by muscle

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Derived Forms

syssarcotic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

syssarcoses

plural

Etymology

Origin of syssarcosis

1670–80; < New Latin < Greek syssárkōsis; see sys-, sarc-, -osis

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