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schindylesis

schindylesis noun: a form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

Noun

schindylesis (countable and uncountable, plural schindyleses)

  1. A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.

Forms of schindylesis

pluralschindyleses

Origin of schindylesis

From Ancient Greek σχινδύλησις (skhindúlēsis, “a splitting into fragments”).

Words formed from schindylesis

Questions about schindylesis

What does schindylesis mean?
Schindylesis means a form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.
What part of speech is schindylesis?
Schindylesis is a noun.
What is the plural of schindylesis?
The plural of schindylesis is schindyleses.

Words near schindylesis in the dictionary

  1. Schindler
  2. schindleriid
  3. schindleriids
  4. Schindlers
  5. schindyleses
  6. schindylesis
  7. schindyletic
  8. Schinzel's hypothesis H
  9. Schinzel-Giedion syndrome
  10. Schio
  11. schiozogony

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