immovable joint

[ ĭ-mōō′və-bəl ]

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A union of two bones by fibrous tissue, such as a syndesmosis or gomphosis, in which there is no joint cavity and little motion is possible.fibrous joint synarthrodia synarthrodial joint synarthrosis

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How to use immovable joint in a sentence

I went to his joint once, back when I was first hanging out in New York, doing plays.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You get vaccinated in the arm, you shouldn't have inflammation in the joint.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are proud of the work we have done for our country,” Mitchell and Jessen have said in a joint statement.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This past May, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal conducted a joint poll on body art.
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While his mother was cleaning the fish, Alila made a fire and cut the bamboos at every joint.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The statutes usually prescribe how notice of the joint meeting shall be given.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
And on this night they produced the finished product of their joint work for the last several weeks.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
For a full hour he sat there immovable as a statue, reflecting, ever recalling the details of those events.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux