syndesis

[ sin-duh-sis, sin-dee- ]

/ ˈsɪn də sɪs, sɪnˈdi- /

noun, plural syn·de·ses [sin-duh-seez, sin-dee-seez] /ˈsɪn dəˌsiz, sɪnˈdi siz/. Cell Biology.

Words nearby syndesis

syndactylism, syndactylous, syndactylus, syndactyly, synderesis, syndesis, syndesmectomy, syndesmectopia, syndesmitis, syndesmo-, syndesmodial

Origin of syndesis

< New Latin < Greek sýndesis equivalent to syn- syn- + désis a binding together, equivalent to de- (stem of deîn to bind) + -sis -sis

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British Dictionary definitions for syndesis

syndesis

/ (sɪnˈdiːsɪs) /

noun grammar

the use of syndetic constructions

another name for polysyndeton (def. 2)

Word Origin for syndesis

C20: from Greek, from sundein to bind together, from syn- + dein to bind

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Medicine definitions for syndesis

syndesis

[ sĭn′dĭ-sĭs, sĭn-dē′- ]

n.

arthrodesis