SYNCHONDROSIS

n.[Gr. cartilage. ] The connection of bones by means of cartilage or gristle.

SYNCHONDROSIS

Syn `chon *dro "sis, n.; pl. Synchondroses. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Anat. )

synchondrosis

syn chon dro sis |ˌsiNGkənˈdrōsis ˌsɪŋkənˈdroʊsəs | ▶noun ( pl. synchondroses |-ˌsēz | ) Anatomy an almost immovable joint between bones bound by a layer of cartilage, as in the vertebrae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek sunkhondrōsis, from sun- ‘together ’ + khondros ‘cartilage. ’

synchondrosis

synchondrosis |ˌsɪŋkɒnˈdrəʊsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. synchondroses |-siːz | ) Anatomy an almost immovable joint between bones bound by a layer of cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from modern Latin, from Greek sunkhondrōsis, from sun- ‘together ’ + khondros ‘cartilage ’.