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synostosis

noun
syn路​os路​to路​sis | \ 藢si-藢n盲-藞st艒-s蓹s How to pronounce synostosis (audio) \
plural synostoses\ 藢si-​藢n盲-​藞st艒-​藢s膿z How to pronounce synostoses (audio) \

Definition of synostosis

: union of two or more separate bones to form a single bone

First Known Use of synostosis

circa 1848, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for synostosis

syn- + -ostosis

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synostosis

noun
syn路​os路​to路​sis | \ 藢sin-藢盲s-藞t艒-s蓹s How to pronounce synostosis (audio) \
plural synostoses\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce synostoses (audio) \

Medical Definition of synostosis

: union of two or more separate bones to form a single bone also : the union so formed (as at an epiphyseal line)

Other Words from synostosis

synostotic \ -​藞t盲t-​ik How to pronounce synostotic (audio) \ adjective
synostotically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce synostotically (audio) \ adverb