synarthrosis

American

[sin-ahr-throh-sis] / ˌsɪn ɑrˈθroʊ sɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.

synarthrosis British

/ ˌsɪnɑːˈθrəʊsɪs /

noun

anatomy any of various joints which lack a synovial cavity and are virtually immovable; a fixed joint

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noun

synarthroses

plural

Etymology

Origin of synarthrosis

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek synárthrōsis, equivalent to synarthrō- (variant stem of synarthroûsthai to be joined by articulation, equivalent to syn- syn- + árthro ( n ) joint + -esthai infinitive suffix) + -sis -sis

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A synarthrosis is a joint that is immovable.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Cartilaginous joints are also functionally classified as either a synarthrosis or an amphiarthrosis joint.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Due to the immobility of a gomphosis, this type of joint is functionally classified as a synarthrosis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A synarthrosis is a joint that is essentially immobile.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Gomphō′sis, a kind of synarthrosis or immovable articulation, as of the teeth in the jaw.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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