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syndesis

/sɪnˈdiːsɪs/

syndesis noun: synonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.

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

Synonyms of syndesis

Antonyms

Forms of syndesis

pluralsyndeses

Origin of syndesis

Initially in cytology from German Syndesis, coined by Valentin Häcker in 1904 from Ancient Greek σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- + -desis.

Words formed from syndesis

Words that rhyme with syndesis

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Questions about syndesis

What does syndesis mean?
Syndesis means synonym of arthrodesis, the artificial fusion of a joint between two or more bones.
What part of speech is syndesis?
Syndesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce syndesis?
Syndesis is pronounced /sɪnˈdiːsɪs/.
What is the plural of syndesis?
The plural of syndesis is syndeses.

Words near syndesis in the dictionary

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

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