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syndeses

syndeses is the plural of syndesis.

Meaning of syndesis

Noun

syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses)

  1. (usually, orthopedics) Synonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
    Synonyms:
    arthrodesis
  2. (rhetoric, usually) Synonym of syndeton, the use of conjunctions or syndetic constructions.
    Synonyms:
    syndeton
    Antonyms:
    asyndesis
  3. (obsolete, usually) Synonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.
    Synonyms:
    synapsis

Questions about syndeses

What is syndeses the plural of?
Syndeses is the plural of syndesis.

Words near syndeses in the dictionary

  1. Syndercombe
  2. Syndercombes
  3. synderesis
  4. synderetic
  5. Synders
  6. syndeses
  7. syndesis
  8. syndesmo-
  9. syndesmochorial
  10. syndesmography
  11. syndesmological

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Adapted from Wiktionary: syndeses (page history and authors); syndesis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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