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synostoses

synostoses is the plural of synostosis.

Meaning of synostosis

Noun

synostosis (countable and uncountable, plural synostoses)

  1. The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
    • normal human cranial synostosis
  2. The abnormal bony fusion of a joint.
    • Various synostoses are typical of Antley-Bixler syndrome.
    Synonyms:
    synosteosis

Questions about synostoses

What is synostoses the plural of?
Synostoses is the plural of synostosis.

Words near synostoses in the dictionary

  1. synosteoses
  2. synosteosis
  3. synosteotic
  4. synosteotomy
  5. synostosed
  6. synostoses
  7. synostosial
  8. synostosis
  9. synostotic
  10. synostotical
  11. synostotically

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