syndesmosis

[sin-dez-moh-sis, -des-]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

syndesmoses 

1. a connection of bones by ligaments, fasciae, or membranes other than in a joint.

syndesmosis

/ ˌsɪndɛsˈməʊsɪs, ˌsɪndɛsˈmɒtɪk /

noun

1. anatomy a type of joint in which the articulating bones are held together by a ligament of connective tissue

Other Word Forms

• syndesmotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndesmosis¹

1720–30; < Greek sýndesm ( os ) bond ( syndesmectomy ) + -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndesmosis¹

New Latin, from Greek sundein to bind together; see _syndesis